Iran blinded US spy satellite?
YNet is reporting based on European intelligence sources (and supposedly based upon the Christian Science Monitor but I have not found that one yet) that Iran blinded a CIA spy satellite in a previously unreported incident. A European intelligence source claimed Iran stunned Western intelligence agencies when it managed to "blind a CIA spy satellite by aiming a laser burst quite accurately," in a never before reported incident.What could go wrong?
According to an article in The Christian Science Monitor, this unreported incident might suggest that the Iranians have successively gained access to jamming technology, allowing them to track unmanned aerial vehicle navigation capabilities.
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton told Fox News on Sunday that such an option is possible.
"Some reports have said Russia sold (Iran) a very sophisticated jamming system a short time ago. Now, our military says that is not true, it came down because of a malfunction. I certainly hope that's right because if the Russians have provided Iran with sophisticated jamming equipment it means a lot else is at risk too," said Bolton.
He added that Congress should be quite concerned if Iran is in possession of jamming technology that can bring down missiles, planes and communications and guidance systems "for a whole range of our weapon systems."
Labels: Iranian nuclear threat, satellites
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:49 PM
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Not only possible, but fairly simple. The chinese did it back in 2006, and it really doesn't take anything that sophisticated to do it.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/11/is-this-chinas-anti-satellite-laser-weapon-site/
the laser it's self can be off the shelf
http://www.slashgear.com/wicked-lasers-s3-krypton-series-is-powerful-enough-to-blind-satellite-sensors-05177023/
And the flight paths of these satellite are known.
It won't ruin the satellite, but it will likely make it useless while the LASER/dazzler is switched on.
And don't worry... the scientists and engineers will harden stuff against this.
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