orbital weapon Icarus

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Orbital weapon Icarus is a space-based solar energy satellite repurposed as a devastating directed-energy superweapon in the James Bond film "Die Another Day."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf directed-energy weapon
fictional space weapon
space-based solar power satellite
antagonistAffiliation Gustav Graves organization
appearsIn Die Another Day NERFINISHED
appearsInFranchise James Bond film series NERFINISHED
capability destroy ground targets
focus solar energy into destructive beam
melt or cut through large structures
support large-scale military operations
controlLocation Antonov cargo plane (in film climax) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depictedAs dual-use civilian and military technology
destructionStatus destroyed in Die Another Day
energySource solar energy
fictionalUniverse James Bond universe NERFINISHED
firstAppearance film Die Another Day NERFINISHED
franchiseElementType Bond villain superweapon
franchiseRole central superweapon of Die Another Day
genre science fiction element
spy fiction
hasNameOrigin named after Icarus from Greek mythology
inspiredBy real-world concepts of orbital solar power stations
location Earth orbit NERFINISHED
medium film
narrativePurpose serve as main doomsday device
notableScene destruction of part of the Korean demilitarized zone
final battle aboard Antonov aircraft
operatedBy ground-based control system
remote command link from aircraft
opposedByCharacter James Bond NERFINISHED
Jinx Johnson NERFINISHED
ownershipInStory Gustav Graves NERFINISHED
platformType satellite
primaryFunction directed-energy attack
space-based solar energy collection
riskType mass destruction
technologyBasis space-based solar power concept
threatens South Korea NERFINISHED
demilitarized zone between North and South Korea
global security
usedByCharacter Colonel Tan-Sun Moon NERFINISHED
Gustav Graves NERFINISHED
weaponType laser-like directed-energy system
orbital weapon
superweapon
yearOfFirstAppearance 2002

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Die Another Day plotElement orbital weapon Icarus