The current trend in using space as a frontier of warfare has lead to perilous levels of belligerent posturing among the world's powers. This movement in developing space weapons is detrimental to existing structures of deterrence among nations. From a technological and engineering standpoint, none of the professed weapons in space have been proved to work in real world conditions.
This paper is examining a baseline case of Iranian ballistic missiles and their ability to project an anti-satellite capability. The use of engineering models with rocket fuel estimates, simulations with proportional navigation guidance and a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite case is used to test the capability of Iran to leapfrog from a ballistic missile capability to an anti-satellite capability. These simulations prove that Iran, or for that case any nation with only modest ballistic missile capabilities will not be able to field an anti-satellite capability. This means that the current US posture of space deterrence is unwanted.
It is highly imperative that the domain of space is kept free from warfare. There is substantial economic and security benefits to keeping space pacific.