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
Skynet-1A: Why did the UK's oldest space satellite end up thousands of miles from where it should have been?
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.
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!
Naked men from space? So like hot aliens or...?
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.
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.
Deploy the space Rooba!
Marvin, is that you?