
"But the ability to operate autonomously near another satellite could also be used for offensive purposes, says Theresa Hitchens of the Center for Defense Information in Washington DC, US. If an ANGELS-like satellite were sent towards another country's satellite, it could be used as a weapon, she says. "It’s not far fetched to think that you could equip such little satellites with radio frequency jammers or technologies to block image capability," she told New Scientist. For example, a mini satellite could spray paint on the lens of a satellite's camera in order to blind it, she says. "There's a huge potential for this to be used as an anti-satellite weapon of some sort."
Quite a creative space provocation, isn't it?
Related resources and posts:
Anti Satellite Weapons
Anti Satellite Weapons @ FAS
Is a Space Warfare arms race really coming?
Weaponizing Space and the Emerging Space Warfare Arms Race
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