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submitted 2 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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[-] Trigger2_2000@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago

So, just like the manufacturer.

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

Anti Satellite weapon, or Boeing+rocketfuel?

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

Kessler effect… here we go!

[-] solidgrue@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day 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 day 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 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Hey! The paint didn't even dry!

.GNU Terry Prachett

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

… Boeing …

[-] BonerMan@ani.social 10 points 2 days ago

Suddenly or was it hit by something?

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

[-] ramielrowe@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

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

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

I mean as in intentional targeted hitting

[-] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 4 points 1 day ago

Shouldnt have been blowing that whistle!

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

Akshually, the satellite was falling the whole time.

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

Engineering is busy not building planes....

this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2024
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