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minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·edit-21 month 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-up12·1 month ago*known surveillance satellites
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month 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 month agoIt’s a good thing the US has equipped every satellite with a concealed carry weapon /s
minus-squareDemdaru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoBecause of you I imagined a satellite with a small, dedicated hydraulic arm holding a glock.
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.