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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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[โ€“] solidgrue@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years 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€“] bizarroland@fedia.io 11 points 2 years 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€“] Ludrol@szmer.info 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hey! The paint didn't even dry!

.GNU Terry Prachett

[โ€“] BonerMan@ani.social 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Suddenly or was it hit by something?

[โ€“] ramielrowe@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] BonerMan@ani.social 2 points 2 years ago

I mean as in intentional targeted hitting

[โ€“] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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€“] rauls4@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Kessler effectโ€ฆ here we go!

โ€ฆ Boeing โ€ฆ

[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shouldnt have been blowing that whistle!

[โ€“] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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!

[โ€“] AlbinoPython@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Akshually, the satellite was falling the whole time.

[โ€“] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 2 years ago

Engineering is busy not building planes....

So, just like the manufacturer.

[โ€“] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Anti Satellite weapon, or Boeing+rocketfuel?