US 193 shootdown

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Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Burnt_Frost
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:United_States_government
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:date 2008-02-21
gptkbp:followedBy international concerns about space weaponization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US 193 shootdown
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:precededBy 2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test
gptkbp:purpose prevent hydrazine tank from reaching Earth
destroy malfunctioning reconnaissance satellite
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:USA-193
space debris
anti-satellite weapon
gptkbp:result hydrazine tank destroyed
satellite destroyed
debris created in low Earth orbit
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:USS_Lake_Erie_(CG-70)
gptkbp:target gptkb:USA-193_satellite
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:RIM-161_Standard_Missile_3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Burnt_Frost
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7