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minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·edit-25 months 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-up12·5 months ago*known surveillance satellites
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months 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-up3·5 months agoIt’s a good thing the US has equipped every satellite with a concealed carry weapon /s
minus-squareDemdaru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoBecause of you I imagined a satellite with a small, dedicated hydraulic arm holding a glock.
minus-squarefuckingkangaroos@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months 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.