I think they used active radar. I'm not sure, though. --Doom
Tony wrote: > so did we do one of those little laser things like the rangers or green berets > on the ground do when they want a gunship to shoot something out in > the wilderness? > > i dont know the exact tech, but... same idea? did they point a laser > on the satellite > and then train the missile on that? > > tw > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ....you mean like a heat-seeking missile? These are less accurate than >> radar-guided missiles, like the one they shot it down wiht. >> >> --Doom >> >> >> Tony wrote: >> > i mean, i get hitting a travelling object, that is warm >> > has a contrail, etc, but a COLD object, no heat, moving >> > that fast, WOW. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:254740 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
