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resters ◴[] No.42198785[source]
Positioning a large, armored satellite in low or mid-Earth orbit significantly enhances its strategic value for both offensive and defensive anti-satellite operations. Such a platform could serve as a pivotal asset in maintaining orbital dominance, offering rapid response capabilities to neutralize threats and protect critical infrastructure.

In other words, welcome various "death stars" to keep order against malicious Kessler style attacks, etc.

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1. bagels ◴[] No.42201775[source]
"armored"

I don't get the impression that you've looked at the physics of orbits.

Everything up there carries tremendous kinetic energy.

It would be pretty hard to build something strong enough to take on intentional collisions, let alone large debris.

Fun reading: https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/Hypervelocity_...

Here's a picture to illustrate: https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/im...