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Will a non-test ASAT weapon be used against a satellite before 2030?

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How many ASAT tests will occur by 2030?

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AlexL

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🛰 The Sagan Space Tournament 🛰

Anti-satellite weapon

2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test

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Military science

Aerospace engineering

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