On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:47:38 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

I don't think any of those "Star Wars" concepts were sufficiently developed
in the mid-80s to hit a satellite in a re-entry mode from earth orbit.

Probably not, but knocking out a satellite in a stable orbit is
relatively easy, no more complex than docking with the ISS.