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So let's just say we had missiles that can go 9000 meters per second. (Russia, China and the the U.S. already do). You believe those are impossible as well? The term impossible is my problem with your statement.
Just because no one has shown a tool designed to do it yet doesn't make it impossible. Your math showed it was possible.
The issues come down to weight and fuel sources used. Once you have the payload going in the speed/tragedy needed, yes it would need to be able to correct itself. When we launch 20+ satellites, they all have similar instruments in them, they aren't all just dropped into 1 orbit
not that you could put on a plane lol, let alone an F15. look up the mass of one of those missiles and compare to the mass of an F15. you're like mainlining copium right now its crazy.
Copium? What a nut job.
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