einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agoProbably last thing the poor Intelsat saw where some Russian/Chinese markings on a object accelerating towards itsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageProbably last thing the poor Intelsat saw where some Russian/Chinese markings on a object accelerating towards itsh.itjust.workseinfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-27 days agoI was talking about Intelsat 33e which is was a communication satellite, not for espionage, on a geostationary orbit. The russian espionage satellite Olymp-K mentioned in the other reply, however is on a geosynchronous orbit, as you suggested.
minus-squareeinfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days ago communication satellite, not for espionage
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoOh, okay. It’s a funny name then.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoIts named after the * International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium*
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-27 days agoOh yeah, I think I have heard that name before. (It’s organization, though)
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoObviously the naming is not consistent among the wikipedia articles in different languages: Intelsat 33e war ein kommerzieller Kommunikationssatellit des International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (Intelsat) mit Sitz in Luxemburg. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelsat_33e
I was talking about Intelsat 33e which
iswas a communication satellite, not for espionage, on a geostationary orbit. The russian espionage satellite Olymp-K mentioned in the other reply, however is on a geosynchronous orbit, as you suggested.Oh, okay. It’s a funny name then.
Its named after the * International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium*
Oh yeah, I think I have heard that name before. (It’s organization, though)
Obviously the naming is not consistent among the wikipedia articles in different languages:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelsat_33e