In 1987 the Soviets tried to launch the Death Star
The Polyus orbital defense platform, designed to shoot down SDI anti-missile satellite with a "Laser" was launched and failed in 1987
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyus_(spacecraft)
at the time it was roughly named проект alan parsons in russia
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