threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 19 days agoIntelsat 33e loses power in geostationary orbitspacenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkIntelsat 33e loses power in geostationary orbitspacenews.comthreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-219 days agoDamn. Even if there are “no immediate threats”, 20+ pieces in GEO doesn’t sound like a fun time. I wonder what the cause was?
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·19 days agoBeing up that high, it probably got whack by a meteorite.
Damn. Even if there are “no immediate threats”, 20+ pieces in GEO doesn’t sound like a fun time. I wonder what the cause was?
Being up that high, it probably got whack by a meteorite.