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rawgabbityesterday at 10:18 PM1 replyview on HN

I believe satellites are usually in an orbit. They can’t follow an carrier for example. The satellites may be in a constellation that can track the carrier. That is why anti-satellites weapons have been developed. E.g., a jet fighter flies straight up and then fires a long range missile.

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ty...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-satellite_weapon


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peterfireflyyesterday at 10:57 PM

Do you think a carrier can very far in the couple of hours it takes for a satellite to orbit around the Earth?

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