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submitted 4 days ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/space@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/technology@lemmy.world/t/1341668

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

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[-] solidgrue@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

On the one hand: GodDAMMIT, Boeing!

On the other hand: C'mon now, which one of you was fucking around with the Space Laser?

[-] bizarroland@fedia.io 11 points 4 days ago

My bad. One of my Jewish friends let me borrow it and I couldn't help but push the big red button that says don't push

[-] Ludrol@szmer.info 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Hey! The paint didn't even dry!

.GNU Terry Prachett

[-] Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

So, just like the manufacturer.

[-] rauls4@lemm.ee 8 points 4 days ago

Kessler effect… here we go!

[-] BonerMan@ani.social 10 points 4 days ago

Suddenly or was it hit by something?

[-] ramielrowe@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

I mean, if you get hit by something, that tends to happen suddenly.

[-] BonerMan@ani.social 2 points 4 days ago

I mean as in intentional targeted hitting

[-] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It might have been hit by something. Or it could have had a failure and blown itself up. The history of these buses and some previous observations on this satellite, plus Boeing being involved, makes me inclined to think it blew itself up.

[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 7 points 4 days ago

… Boeing …

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 5 points 4 days ago

Shouldnt have been blowing that whistle!

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

It's hard to fall out of the window in space, on account of not being able to fall and not having windows. But Boeing's got rocket scientists working on the problem!

[-] AlbinoPython@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Akshually, the satellite was falling the whole time.

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 3 days ago

Engineering is busy not building planes....

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Anti Satellite weapon, or Boeing+rocketfuel?

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