Wilshire@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoUS issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Networkwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down14cross-posted to: space@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1244arrow-down1external-linkUS issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Networkwww.bbc.comWilshire@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squarejandro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year ago Dish was meant to move the satellite 186 miles further from Earth, but at the end of its life in 2022 had moved it only 76 miles after it lost fuel. Not even half way to where it should have been! I wonder where the calculation for fuel went wrong
Not even half way to where it should have been! I wonder where the calculation for fuel went wrong