Looks like it’s time to put some guns on satellites

The problem with kinetic kill anti-satellite weapons is that they create debris clouds. Unless the satellite is at a low altitude and about to de-orbit, that’s generally bad.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome

en.wikipedia.org/…/List_of_space_debris_producing…

Top debris creation events, August 2024

#1: Fengyun-1C 2007 3,549 fragments Intentional collision (ASAT)

EDIT: And apparently that debris cloud from that anti-satellite weapon test is believed to have taken out a Russian satellite:

en.wikipedia.org/…/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_mi…

In early 2013, the Russian concept satellite BLITS collided with what is believed to be a piece of debris from Fengyun-1C, was knocked out of its orbit and soon afterwards data retrieval from the satellite ceased.

Then maybe a rocketthat sticks to the target and pushes it out of orbit. Maybe down to the atmosphere if in LEO or away if geosync.