In case you aren't familiar with the original mission of the Soviet Mig 31 it was developed to counter any threat from the SR-71 blackbird. Yhat means it was very fast at high altitudes but a real gas guzzler. Now it is reported that it is being repurposed as a satellite killer to knock out the west's GPS satellites if war breaks out. Could really be a mess up there if it is ever tested or used.

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Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

Don't worry. GPS satellites fly in medium Earth orbit (MEO) at an altitude of approximately 20,200 km (12,550 miles) from earth. No fighter jets with missiles will ever reach them. Russian or American:)
Btw. Speaking about Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, a story that that has been classified until only two years ago.

On 29 June 1987, an SR-71 was on a mission around the Baltic Sea to spy on Soviet postings when one of the engines exploded. The aircraft, which was at 20 km altitude, quickly lost altitude and turned 180° to the left and turned over Gotland to search for the Swedish coast. Thus, Swedish airspace was violated, whereupon two armed Saab JA 37 Viggens on an exercise at the height of Västervik were ordered there. The mission was to do an incident preparedness check and identify an aircraft of high interest. It was found that the plane was in obvious distress and a decision was made that the Swedish Air Force would escort the plane out of the Baltic Sea. A second round of armed JA-37s from Ängelholm replaced the first pair and completed the escort to Danish airspace. The event had been classified for over 30 years, and when the report was unsealed, data from the NSA showed that a few MiG-25s with the order to shoot down the SR-71 or force it to land, had started right after the engine failure. A MiG-25 had locked a missile on the damaged SR-71, but as the aircraft was under escort, no missiles were fired. On 29 November 2018, the four Swedish pilots involved were awarded medals from the USAF.

https://youtu.be/rtmCUsKkqNA