The story of the Celestial Eagle, the only F-15 fighter jet to destroy a satellite – The Aviation Geek Club
The first and only time a satellite was destroyed by an F-15 came on Sep. 13, 1985 when an F-15A Eagle (76-0084) nicknamed ‘Celestial Eagle’ piloted by Major Wilbert D. `Doug’ Pearson destroyed the Solwind P78-1 satellite. The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather fighter designed to gain and maintain air supremacy. As the first US …