Research on system concept and key technologies of space-based anti-satellite kinetic missile

With the development of science and technology, the scope of future war expands into outer space gradually. The space-based anti-satellite kinetic missile with the advantages of high accuracy, strong anti-interference, good mobility, light weight and small size, becomes one of the most important space weapons. It is a new concept weapon that launches from satellites or other spacecrafts, hits enemy satellite directly with high relative velocity, and destroys it by large kinetic energy. It can be considered as an extension of ammunition technologies on the space-based platform. By tracking the development of this kind of missile abroad, its system composition and principle are studied, and related key technologies, including launch and separation, space autonomous navigation, target detection and identification, accurate terminal guidance, etc., are presented and analyzed. Some research foundation is established for following study on the anti-satellite kinetic missile.