Reply to post: Not a new idea...

Mystery Russian satellite: orbital weapon? Sat gobbler? What?

Steve the Cynic

Not a new idea...

"Another would be kinetic pellets which shoot out at another satellite."

Salyut 3 had (or so it is claimed) such a mechanism, aka a 23mm autocannon (some sources claim 30mm). And it's a rather coy name for bullets, too.

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