Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why
Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why
Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.
Summary
The UK’s oldest satellite, Skynet-1A, launched in 1969, has mysteriously shifted from its original orbit over Africa to a high-risk position over the Americas.
It’s suspected that in the 1970s, Skynet-1A was intentionally moved west, possibly by U.S. controllers, but records confirming who made this decision and why are missing.
Now inactive, the satellite poses collision risks to active satellites, as it occupies a congested orbit at 105 degrees West longitude.
The UK may eventually need to consider relocating Skynet-1A or removing it altogether to mitigate risks from space debris.
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BECAUSE IT WAS BLOCKING MY FUCKING VIEW!
Christ, I warned them and warned them.
And now it's blocking MY view. I'm moving it back! How the hell am I suppose to look at naked men from space with that dinosaur in my way? FFS!
Hey, I'm the CEO CTO of a Brand New Startup named Crayonz. I can launch a rocket filled with crayons and six highly trained
monkeyAI models to mask the satellite.I just need 1.6 billion BTC for Funding A, but we can make this work! Think of the AI benefits and Space Synergy.
BTC? or BTU's? It takes a lot of energy to launch. Actually, wouldn't all the crayonz melt on the way out? This could end up being a very expensive monkey candle, in space.
This could end up being a very expensive monkey candle, in space.
But imagine the friends we'll make along the way
Naked men from space? So like hot aliens or...?
Oh I do hope there are tentacles involved!
In my case, there are always tentacles involved.
It's you non-cephalopods that have the weird sex.
NSFO porn
And yeah, I do have a big hectocotylus. Thanks for asking.
No, sorry. Naked Earth men viewed from space satellites.
Boring.
Sorry. I find it very interesting. And your damn satellite is STILL IN MY WAY!!! You have until Tuesday or I blow it up!! That's when Jorio uses his outside shower, and he has been working out. Damnnnnn!
Never underestimate how far amateur radio telescope operators will go for a clean sky.
Amateur radio astronomy is really cool. I was into optical telescopes for a long time, I used to have a really nice 8" Newtonian. But the radio telescope stuff is so complicated. The people doing it just for fun are so smart. I have a lot of respect for them.
It's a wee bit out of my bailiwick, sad to say. Their "hobby smarts" are my "oh my god this is the most concentration I've ever had to use to figure something out smarts" although regular astronomy is a hobby I can never get enough of
All I've got for now is a tiny 4in newtonian , and though I do want to upgrade, it's on the back burner for a few years while all my other expenses are sorted.
Still orders of magnitude better than the refractor I used to have.
Deploy the space Rooba!
Marvin, is that you?