Navy to shoot down a potentially hazardous satellite with anti - missile missiles . Pentagon official : The satellite alone costs almost $ 10 billion . Super - secret reconnaissance satellite malfunctioned just after launch , has full fuel tank . Fuel tank likely to survive re - entry and disperse harmful , potentially deadly radiation .
Navy to shoot down a potentially hazardous satellite with anti-missile missile . Pentagon official : The missile alone costs almost $ 10 million . Super-secret spy satellite malfunctioned just after launch , has full fuel tank . Fuel tank likely to survive re-entry and disperse harmful , potentially deadly fumes .