Israel's planned Arrow-3 high-altitude ballistic missile defense system could relatively easily be adapted to destroy Iranian spy satellites if and when Tehran manages to deploy high-resolution orbiting vehicles, military space experts here say.rnIran's successful February launch of Omid - a crude yet functional technology demonstrator satellite - has renewed calls here not only to protect Israeli assets in space, but also to deny space-based intelligence collection by enemy states. And while experts here concede Iranian satellite development efforts are still in their early stages, many insist that Israel must be prepared to defend against future threats.
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