f16f4 t1_j57w2d3 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 12:40 AM

Reply to comment by aupri in TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture

I mean I doubt you’d really need to be able to strike anywhere, just sit the satellites over the countries you’re worried about.

Darrel-Yurychuk t1_j585po3 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 1:55 AM

The only satellites that "sit" over a fixed spot on earth are geostationary satellites are directly over the equator but orbit from such a large height from where nothing can be "dropped" back to earth. So you'd need a constellation of satellites to cover any given spot in the world which may be impractical depending on how much they can be steered.