Debris from Chinese ASAT test will orbit orbit for another 80 or 90 years
Debris from a Chinese anti-satellite test will remain in orbit for another 80 or 90 years, Gen. Kevin Chilton, head of U.S. Strategic Command said.
By contrast, debris from the disabled US 193 spy satellite shoot down by a U.S. SM3 missile last year had cleared.
"Every bit of debris created by that (U.S.) intercept has de-orbited," Chilton told a symposium on air warfare hosted by the U.S. Air Force Association in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday.
Labels: China ASAT, L21
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