shoulderoforion to Technology • 20 hours agoLarge Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Piecesfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1494arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: space
arrow-up1490arrow-down1external-linkLarge Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Piecesfuturism.comshoulderoforion to Technology • 20 hours agomessage-square120fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: space
A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•6 hours agoDepending on how many pieces it broke into that slot in the Geobelt is probably going to be unusable for years or decades.
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.