- cross-posted to:
- space@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- space@lemmy.world
A satellite belonging to multinational service provider Intelsat mysteriously broke up in geostationary orbit over the weekend.
That’s actually quite impressive because most satellites just don’t do anything when they die. Boeing’s vehicles die with flare, and depressing regularity
“in space no one can hear you scream”
Boeing satellites: “AHHHHHH!!!”
Great, more bits of dangerous junk in orbit. The fuckers should have to clear up their mess before it fucks up other satellites.
What, was it blowing a whistle?
Satellite: “But I wasn’t boing anything wrong!”
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.
did you know that high powered lasers are invisible to the naked without a sufficient particulate medium to pass through?
Good thing I’m wearing clothes.
Rapid unscheduled disassembly.
Plus “Into pieces” is rather unnecessary there.
Was it a Satellite Max?
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.
Boeing: outsources to an outsourcer who outsources to an outsourcer who outsources to an outsourcer who outsources to an outsourcer and so on and still has the shamelessness of appearing surprised at the shit quality and reliability they deliver
The satellite went boing boing?
I’m not really into the stock market, but I would not buy Boeing at the moment.
Now would be the best time to do it
Assuming it bounces back up
Man they are just on fire lately
on firerapidly decompressing
Did it happen to have a beeper?
puts on conspiracy hat
Did musk hit it with something?
Probably because it’s very important that he is involved in every discussion, even if it doesn’t initially involve him.
Nah, it obviously wanted to whistlelbow about Boeing.