Military Satellite Set For Launch

As non-intuitive as it may sound; if there is any battle space where the economics favor the underdog, space is it. Any nation capable of launching significant payload to a highly elliptical equatorial orbit has the capability to deny all of space to everyone. It requires no ability to intercept; only the ability to lift and disperse specialized payload. Although the latitudinal location of current launch facilities greatly impede our potential adversaries capability to launch directly to equatorial orbit; it is probable that those potential adversaries have both the knowledge base and technical capability to make such attacks using other than direct assent orbital attack.

I also understand, that in the case of the GPS constellations, any launch site at or below 55 degrees would allow for direct assent orbital attack. How rapidly the GPS constellation could be degraded or taken down is a matter of conjecture; but I am confident it would be a high value target for our adversaries in scaled conflict.

Space based navigation and 3CI is a wonderful thing in a peaceful world; but it all goes away quite quickly when engaging a space savvy enemy. It would be bad enough to lose the force multiplication of space system dependent tactical weapons. It would be catastrophic if it shut down our entire logistical base; and if things go like I see them trending, in ten years or so, our entire transportation system will be space system dependent. How many nations will have rudimentary space capability in ten years? How about right now?

I know the folks calling the shots are neither ignorant nor intentionally careless; but I am not so sure they are not so focused on what is in their hands that they fail to see what is in their path.

Is it possible that our experts are in this thing for the money; and our enemy's experts are in this thing to win?

Gavilan