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submitted 22 hours ago by shoulderoforion@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world

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

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[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Kessler Syndrome anyone?

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

There's not really a threat in geostationary orbits. It's a much bigger area with far fewer satellites.

[–] batist@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

However, the decay is horrible (or non-existant).

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 hours ago

Depending on how many pieces it broke into that slot in the Geobelt is probably going to be unusable for years or decades.