AS-10 SLAMS

The AS(Armed Satellite)-10, was the result of Project Zeus undertaken by the Tarakian Military, it was adopted as the SLAMS Satellite, SLAMS stands for Space Launched Anti-Missile Shield despite the name it has more uses then just acting as a Missile Shield.

Project Zeus
Project Zeus originally started in 2038, as part of the Strategic Defense Concept it was designed to give the Democratic Republic a defensive shield and first strike capabiity on hostile enemy silos in the Republic of Herzgovnia which during the time was still a country threatening the Democratic Republic. However, after the fall of the Republic of Herzgovnia, the Project was shifted to Ian as part of the Ian Defense Grid.

Current Development
The SLAMS Satellite is currently being built by a joint team from both General Dynamics Space Systems and Lockheed Martin Space Systems at a Classified plant on Ian.

The Experimental SLAMS Satellites put into oribt of Ian had their launcher seperated and independent, meaning they could have three times the capacity that Current Production versions carry, this means it could have anywhere from 12 to 72 Kinetic Rods.

Current Production SLAMS Satellites have their Launchers integrated into their Satellites creating a single Satellite. It is armed with 12 telephone pole sized Tungsten rods loaded into 12 launch tubes mounted on one end of the satellite. The satellite employs high effciency photo-voltaic panels or "wings" to generate electricity directly from sunlight.

Kinetic Rod Development
The rods are made of Tungsten, and on their tip is a heat shielding material of reinforced Carbon-Carbon, on the back of the rods is a rocket motor, which fires once the rod has seperated from the satellite. The motor powers the rod untill gravity accelerates it to a speed of 36,000 feet per second. The rods are twenty feet long and one foot in diameter.

Deployment
The Tarakian Government has put four experimental SLAMS Satellite into orbit of Ian, the most recent Experimental SLAMS Satellite 04 has started to decay its orbit and is heading towards Ian only after six months of operational deployment. The Tarakian Government plans to put the first production SLAMS into Ians Orbit by 2050.