I thought I was remembering a single specific event, but maybe not. Plenty of sources none the less.

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/russia-china-attack-us-s...

This one might have been the one I misremembered, but it doesn't seem like quite the right one: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

I think more likely I just upgraded "jammed" to destroyed - its not like I was imagining an explosion, just overwhelming its optical sensors. Problem is I remember some diplomatic back and forth, too.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/china-uses-laser-to-jam-us-sate...

Unrelated, but it looks like can also take out satellites with just regular missiles.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/200...

So maybe I was misremembering, but I really wouldn't be surprised if a sattelite was put out of comission before, but was just not disclosed or admitted to.

Thank you for a great reply!