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minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·edit-22 years agoTLDR: The purpose and capabilities of the satellites are unknown, but they’re being deployed suspiciously close to US surveillance satellites.
minus-squareaodhsishaj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years ago*known surveillance satellites
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoSome of them pass within “a few dozen kilometers”, while others are at “a large distance” but are in orbits that could be quickly changed to put them closer.
minus-square_NoName_@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIt’s a good thing the US has equipped every satellite with a concealed carry weapon /s
minus-squareDemdaru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoBecause of you I imagined a satellite with a small, dedicated hydraulic arm holding a glock.
minus-squarefuckingkangaroos@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMaybe satellite location was some of the info Trump sold to the Kremlin.
TLDR: The purpose and capabilities of the satellites are unknown, but they’re being deployed suspiciously close to US surveillance satellites.
*known surveillance satellites
How close though?
Some of them pass within “a few dozen kilometers”, while others are at “a large distance” but are in orbits that could be quickly changed to put them closer.
It’s a good thing the US has equipped every satellite with a concealed carry weapon /s
Because of you I imagined a satellite with a small, dedicated hydraulic arm holding a glock.
Maybe satellite location was some of the info Trump sold to the Kremlin.