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The Gentle Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator 12/22/2017 12:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Are those the ones which can produce an iridium flare which looks something like an extremely slow moving and bright shooting star? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75578431 The old generation did. Unfortunately the new generation has been redesigned and no longer has the large flat reflective antenna that caused the Iridium flares. Soon there won't be any more Iridium flares. |
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The Gentle Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator 12/22/2017 02:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I always thought zillions of cell phone towers was stupid compared to a couple dozen satellites. Not sure why it failed the first time this was tried. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74197478 Well I don't know about the new Iridium network, but at least with the old one it didn't really work indoors. You had to have clear line of sight to the satellites or it would attenuate the signal way too much and you'd lose the connection. It's great in situations where cell phones aren't an option, like out on the open ocean or in some remote area, but cell phones have far more utility and far more bandwidth for data in all other situations. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 44234544 United States 12/22/2017 02:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I always thought zillions of cell phone towers was stupid compared to a couple dozen satellites. Not sure why it failed the first time this was tried. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74197478 the upload transmitter will fry you , give you cancer. the strength required to transmit to satellite is too much radiation to have on you. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 74679076 United States 12/22/2017 02:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Are those the ones which can produce an iridium flare which looks something like an extremely slow moving and bright shooting star? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75578431 The old generation did. Unfortunately the new generation has been redesigned and no longer has the large flat reflective antenna that caused the Iridium flares. Soon there won't be any more Iridium flares. Makes me feel kinda fortunate that I've gotten to see a couple of the flares... |
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Carnac User ID: 76010295 United States 12/22/2017 04:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | SpaceX voluntarily (?) gave their missile guidance research to elements within the CIA who directly gave it to the North Korean regime. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72886729 From one rocket man to another. I'm sure you can prove all of that. Oh? No? You can't? Then stop posting bullshit on my threads. North Korea has been doing missile tests SINCE LONG BEFORE SPACEX EVEN EXISTED! [link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)] That's fine, you can choose not to believe it. At least you are now aware of it so when it comes out in the future you won't be shocked. It's factually false and not even plausible. North Korea has been testing rockets since before SpaceX existed, what part of that did you not understand? I swear, some of you are so motherfucking stupid it's a wonder you know how to turn on a computer. Gentle there Astro. Telling people to fuck off is better left to others. Thanks for posting about the launch. I would never have seen even one of these without your posts. Have a nice day = GFY. GFY = Go Fuck Yourself. If this offends you then have a nice day. |
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The Gentle Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator 12/22/2017 05:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | if Q anon says it, there must be something to it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75302223:Bullshit. It's exactly this kind of dogmatic faithful Devotion to whatever conspiracy horseshit you feel you want to swallow that results in stupid fucking shit getting repeated endlessly. SpaceX Rockets have nothing to do with North Korean ICBMs, they are completely different beasts. Fuck Q anon. Last Edited by Astromut on 12/22/2017 05:15 PM |
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The Gentle Astromut (OP) Senior Forum Moderator 12/22/2017 08:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So they did some kind of experimental thing with the first stage off the coast of california. Not officially acknowledged during the webcast, but you could hear the callouts. I'm guessing they splashed it into the water deliberately, but I could be wrong. I think they're testing the interstage for Block 5 next year and making sure the new components all work well, though this is a Block 3 rocket and isn't designed for easy reuse the way the new Block 5 will be (which is why they're not bothering to try to recover it). |
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