The technology for moving dead satellites is long overdue. Sure, it has military implications, but it's a heck of a lot more responsible than anti-satellite missiles.
Agreed!
Much, much better than debris generating missiles.
And unlike missiles, this also has civilian uses.
Maybe Planetes is not the future we are getting.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to use some sort of energy weapon on the target satellite _if_ the intention is to disable enemy satellites (as suggested by the article)?
No. That way you get debris. That's really bad.
If China are only doing this now they are late to the party.