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submitted 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Hey! The paint didn't even dry!

.GNU Terry Prachett

[-] BonerMan@ani.social 10 points 1 month ago

Suddenly or was it hit by something?

[-] ramielrowe@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

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

[-] BonerMan@ani.social 2 points 1 month ago

I mean as in intentional targeted hitting

[-] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[-] rauls4@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

Kessler effect… here we go!

[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 7 points 1 month ago

… Boeing …

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 5 points 1 month ago

Shouldnt have been blowing that whistle!

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

Akshually, the satellite was falling the whole time.

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 1 month ago

Engineering is busy not building planes....

[-] Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago

So, just like the manufacturer.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Anti Satellite weapon, or Boeing+rocketfuel?

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