shoulderoforion to Technology • 2 months agoLarge Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Piecesfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square151fedilinkarrow-up1621arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: space
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A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.
minus-square👍Maximum Derek👍linkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-22 months agoThere’s not really a threat in geostationary orbits. It’s a much bigger area with far fewer satellites.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoDepending on how many pieces it broke into that slot in the Geobelt is probably going to be unusable for years or decades.
There’s not really a threat in geostationary orbits. It’s a much bigger area with far fewer satellites.
However, the decay is horrible (or non-existant).
Depending on how many pieces it broke into that slot in the Geobelt is probably going to be unusable for years or decades.