U.S. to Attempt to Shoot Down Faulty Satellite
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Military officially laid out a plan to shoot down a spy satellite before it tumbles to Earth carrying toxic fuel.
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China's test of an anti-satellite  weapon last month underscores U.S. frustration in efforts to  forge reliable communications with the secretive Chinese  military, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday.
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A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday.
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The US military is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth, a report says.
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China is concerned by U.S. plans to shoot down an ailing spy satellite and is considering what "preventative measures" to take, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
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China's use of a ground-based  missile to destroy a satellite last month should spur debate  about putting U.S. interceptor missiles in space, the head of  the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said Monday.
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The weapon that the Pentagon wants to use to shoot down a failing satellite is well-tested.  But its one weakness could pose a problem, as the military tries to take that satellite out.
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The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled U.S. spy satellite before it enters the atmosphere to prevent a potentially deadly leak of toxic gas from the vehicle's fuel tank, officials said on Thursday.
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The United States is set to test key   parts of its emerging antimissile shield over the Pacific on   Thursday, officially to collect data, but with the possibility   that a target dummy warhead will be shot down.
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A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday.
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The attempt by the U.S. Navy to use an anti-missile missile to shoot down a potentially hazardous satellite will cost between $40 million and $60 million, Pentagon officials told CNN on Friday.
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The United States will take its first shot at an out-of-control spy satellite on Thursday, trying to knock it into the sea before it crashes to Earth, possibly causing damage, CNN news reported Monday.
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The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled 5,000-pound spy satellite before it enters the atmosphere in early March, a Pentagon official said.
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China's test of an anti-satellite weapon last month underscores U.S. frustration in efforts to forge reliable communications with the secretive Chinese military, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday.
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A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturday.
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The State Department sent cables to all embassies yesterday instructing diplomats to explain to foreign governments how the upcoming attempt to shoot down an out-of-control spy satellite is different from China's destruction of one of its orbiting satellites early last year.
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A U.S. intelligence satellite has  lost power and could fall to Earth sometime in February or  March, a government official said on Saturday.