Posted on 03/02/2015 11:24:01 AM PST by muffaletaman
A US military satellite exploded after detecting an unexplained “sudden spike in temperature”, sending dozens of chunks of debris tumbling into different orbits around Earth. ===== Air Force Space Command confirmed to SpaceNews.com that the “catastrophic event” came after “a sudden spike in temperature” was detected, followed by “an unrecoverable loss of attitude control”.
While operators were deciding how to “render the vehicle safe” they detected a debris cloud which indicated that the satellite had been destroyed.
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Space War?
Lasers
I guess we’ll know for sure after the next one.
Ping.
Either the satellite just got hot by itelf and kablam, or someone shot it down via advanced technical means.
Information is scant, but I’m betting number 2, even though it violates Occam’s razor.
Its those new fangled batteries.
Somebody blowed it up real good.
I’ve heard the Russians have been experimenting with development of satellite killers.
that’d be my guess
What country was it over when it “exploded?”
Ah, the secret weapon works.
Now we just have to find out who’s side the weapon is on.
I note the satellite was an old one and not critical to our system.
And the liberals laughed at Reagan for his interest in “star wars”
I guess we’ll know for sure after the next one.
It was oddly hilarious when a CNN reporteret acted like it was another accident when the second plane hit the second tower. Then she snapped out of it.
If only one tower had been hit and nothing else happened, 9/11 would be a big controversy regarding what happened.
Do satellites have a self-destruct? What if someone hacked it to self-terminate?
“Space War”?
No, global warming effects on the upper ionosphere.
Well, since it was a military satellite, it would be interesting if it was, itself, a killer satellite and something happened causing it to off itself. Laser power overdrive or something like that.
made itself safe.
Ah, the secret weapon works.
Now we just have to find out who’s side the weapon is on.
I note the satellite was an old one and not critical to our system.
It’s like what we did with old ships when testing nuclear bombs - maybe. The fact that we publicized it may be a message to other governments. Unfriendly ones.
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