That's actually the ISS, not just a feeble satellite (although in the strictest sense its still a satellite).

This was nice but man did the story for Modern Warfare 2 make no sense at all.

Not only that, you'd play huge sections of the game get killed numerous times only to get killed at the end of the mission?!

If I had to pick a single word to describe MW2's single player experience, "Cinematic" would be it.

hmm... would the shockwave really be that strong, that high up in the atmosphere? i've often wondered what exactly is supposed to be so dangerous about "nukes in space"... "nukes in the stratosphere" on the other hand...

Well, at that distance there would be NO shock wave.
Much closer by there would be a small burst of plasma that would probably punch a few holes in ISS seams and destroy solar panels, but the intensity of the light would be the bigger worry, burning and melting every surface, starting fires inside the station through what light gets through the windows.
Also, the way i understand it though, the ISS would be pretty much untouched by any EMP.
It takes a considerable length of wire to induce power failures, and the ISS is probably protected from surges more than usual, being in space and all - as long as it's not too close to the blast.
Nukes would look damn awesome from orbit, but nothing like that.