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Large Boeing Satellite Suddenly Explodes Into Pieces (futurism.com)

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A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.

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[-] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 4 days ago

Kessler Syndrome anyone?

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

There's not really a threat in geostationary orbits. It's a much bigger area with far fewer satellites.

[-] batist@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

However, the decay is horrible (or non-existant).

[-] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago

Depending on how many pieces it broke into that slot in the Geobelt is probably going to be unusable for years or decades.

[-] Technotica@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

The satellite went boing boing?

[-] Resol@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

No, not double boing. It went triple boing.

[-] fubarx@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago

It was the window seal.

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 5 points 4 days ago

Did it happen to have a beeper?

[-] roserose56@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

I did read about this yesterday, and as far as I know the name of the sat is intelsat 33e and its for communication purposes. I'm curious to know what really happen, how it broke.

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 4 days ago

That's not good. —Subtitle

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

puts on conspiracy hat

Did musk hit it with something?

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 4 days ago

Probably because it's very important that he is involved in every discussion, even if it doesn't initially involve him.

[-] LorIps@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Nah, it obviously wanted to whistlelbow about Boeing.

[-] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago

Doubtful. Dude ain't got no ups.

[-] ThermonuclearCactus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago

Musk probably hit it with his signature offensive odor

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[-] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

You can't make this shit up lmao.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

It was probably an emergency exit hatch for the magic rocket gas.

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