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cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/[email protected]/t/1341668

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

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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On the one hand: GodDAMMIT, Boeing!

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Hey! The paint didn't even dry!

.GNU Terry Prachett

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Suddenly or was it hit by something?

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I mean as in intentional targeted hitting

[โ€“] burble 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months 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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Kessler effectโ€ฆ here we go!

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

โ€ฆ Boeing โ€ฆ

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Shouldnt have been blowing that whistle!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

So, just like the manufacturer.