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ExoAnalytic Video Shows Telkom-1 Satellite Erupting Debris
Space.com ^
| September 3, 2017 08:36am ET
| Caleb Henry, Space News |
Posted on 09/09/2017 5:36:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:36:25 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:37:28 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Wait a minute. That initial cone of debris splashed outward like it was hit. Prototype killer satellites existed 40 over years ago. Is someone trying to get some applied practice?
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:43:10 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:43:44 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
To: BenLurkin
So, did it explode or did something hit it?
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:43:46 PM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(I still want to see The PIAPS in prison)
To: higgmeister
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:43:49 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
To: BenLurkin
Lockheed bird.
Propellant tank failure?
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:44:50 PM PDT
by
Rio
(Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
To: BenLurkin
Satellites don’t just explode on their own.
Had to be hit by something.
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:45:05 PM PDT
by
2111USMC
(Aim Small Miss Small)
To: 2111USMC
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:45:52 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
(My analysis may not be as good as others.)
To: BenLurkin
So, what’s the current best guess going atm?
Sh** happens or nefarious deed?
If someone wanted to target practice on satellites, picking a non military target from a country that can’t fight back would seem like a good idea.
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:46:03 PM PDT
by
Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
To: higgmeister
An internal explosion would cause an outward cone of debris.
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:49:19 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Fai Mao
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:49:34 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: higgmeister
Wait a minute. That initial cone of debris splashed outward like it was hit. Prototype killer satellites existed 40 over years ago. Is someone trying to get some applied practice? My thought as well.
There is another satellite in the upper right corner, a killer sat, perhaps? Not difficult to draw a line between it and the origin of the debris cone.
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:58:48 PM PDT
by
null and void
(I don't expect to live in a safe world. I expect to live in a free country. Respect the Constitution)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/09/2017 6:00:15 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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To: BenLurkin
Telcom-1 and EchoStar-3 were both built by Lockheed Martin. Telcom-1 in Newtown, PA, can’t find where EchoStar-3 was built but wouldn’t be surprised if it had a similar provenance. AMC-9 was built by Alcatel.
To: InABunkerUnderSF
Echostar-3 was another LockMar sat.
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posted on
09/09/2017 6:06:37 PM PDT
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Rio
(Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
To: MtnClimber
What type battery did Lockheed use? Anyone know?
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posted on
09/09/2017 6:07:27 PM PDT
by
Rio
(Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
To: BenLurkin
The AMC-9 satellite visible from the USA had a similar anomaly in June.
http://spacenews.com/sess-amc-9-satellite-drifting-after-anomaly/
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posted on
09/09/2017 6:09:49 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: Rio
What type battery did Lockheed use? Anyone know?
Likely it was lithium ion.
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posted on
09/09/2017 6:17:32 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: BenLurkin
The flare occurs 7-8 seconds after the video start.
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posted on
09/09/2017 7:27:59 PM PDT
by
Thud
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