shoulderoforion to Technology • 14 hours agoLarge Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Piecesfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1344arrow-down14file-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@lunar17linkEnglish12•3 hours agoThis is slightly concerning. Satellites don’t tend to explode on their own, but it is a Boeing design with a history of leaky propulsion, so who knows?
minus-square@postmateDumbasslinkEnglish6•edit-22 hours agoSure it was a Comm satellite for the world’s tensest area, which is about to go to bigger war. who would have ASAT capability at GEO? how could it be launched to GEO undetected?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•2 hours agoIs this a trick question? Cause you might as well be asking a 1600s peasant how to develop film.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•16 minutes agoInstructions Unclear : gave my wife Chlamydia.
This is slightly concerning. Satellites don’t tend to explode on their own, but it is a Boeing design with a history of leaky propulsion, so who knows?
Sure it was a Comm satellite for the world’s tensest area, which is about to go to bigger war.
who would have ASAT capability at GEO?
how could it be launched to GEO undetected?
Is this a trick question? Cause you might as well be asking a 1600s peasant how to develop film.
You burn a witch and pray.
Instructions Unclear : gave my wife Chlamydia.