{"id":125635,"date":"2024-11-14T06:05:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T23:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125635"},"modified":"2024-11-14T06:05:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T23:05:32","slug":"dead-skynet-satellite-mysteriously-drifted-to-other-side-of-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125635","title":{"rendered":"Dead Skynet Satellite Mysteriously Drifted To Other Side Of Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">When people think of <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 kdASgk js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/i-took-a-dump-the-same-way-the-apollo-astronauts-did-1836637152&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/i-took-a-dump-the-same-way-the-apollo-astronauts-did-1836637152\">spaceflight\u2019s Apollo era,<\/a><\/span> it\u2019s either a bygone period of relentless exploration or it was <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 kdASgk js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/space-travel-is-damaging-astronauts-at-the-cellular-lev-1851692078&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/space-travel-is-damaging-astronauts-at-the-cellular-lev-1851692078\">completely faked.<\/a><\/span> However, relics from that golden era still haunt the frigid black sea above us. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 kdASgk js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/that-time-the-brits-hacked-the-first-picture-from-the-m-1839173106&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/that-time-the-brits-hacked-the-first-picture-from-the-m-1839173106\">A dead British satellite<\/a><\/span> launched in 1969 is now posing a threat to modern spaceflight. Skynet-1A drifted over 22,300 miles from a graveyard position into an area with active satellite traffic. Gravity didn\u2019t pull the satellite, a ground controller moved it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 gRtQsx\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 dccRTD instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 bLunvE\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"197316,197315,197310\" data-current=\"197316\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 ldLvgq video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"197316\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"It's Time To Discontinue The Model S | Jalopinions\" data-video-blog-id=\"12\" data-video-network=\"jalopnik\" data-video-duration=\"136\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>It&#8217;s Time To Discontinue The Model S | Jalopinions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197316\/197316_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197316\/197316_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197316\/197316_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/197316\/197316_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/22854.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Skynet in this context is not an artificial intelligence system <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 kdASgk js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/ai-drone-deemed-human-operator-a-threat-to-its-mission-1850497669&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/ai-drone-deemed-human-operator-a-threat-to-its-mission-1850497669\">set on obliterating humanity,<\/a><\/span> but a series of communications satellites. Skynet-1A was launched into a geostationary orbit hovering over Africa\u2019s east coast to provide a communications link for the British military to stay in contact with its forces deployed across Asia. The satellite didn\u2019t see much use because it stopped working after a few years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">The British expected gravity to pull Skynet-1A out over the Indian Ocean. However, the satellite traveled in the opposite direction to end up <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 kdASgk js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/iss-will-join-another-260-spacecraft-in-desolate-ocean-1851619830&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/iss-will-join-another-260-spacecraft-in-desolate-ocean-1851619830\">over the Pacific Ocean<\/a><\/span> off the coast of Latin America. The new position makes an orbital collision far more likely. This didn\u2019t happen by chance. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 kdASgk js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpwrr58801yo&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpwrr58801yo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An expert told the BBC<\/a><\/span> that someone moved Skynet-1A there:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-type=\"BlockQuote\" class=\"sc-8hxd3p-0 bijnoX\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Almost certainly, it was commanded to fire its thrusters in the mid-1970s to take it westwards. The question is who that was and with what authority and purpose?<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">It\u2019s intriguing that key information about a once vital national security asset can just evaporate. But, fascination aside, you might also reasonably ask why it still matters. After all, we\u2019re talking about some discarded space junk from 50 years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cIt\u2019s still relevant because whoever did move Skynet-1A did us few [favors],\u201d says space consultant Dr. Stuart Eves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cIt\u2019s now in what we call a \u2018gravity well\u2019 at 105 degrees West longitude, wandering backwards and forwards like a marble at the bottom of a bowl. And unfortunately this brings it close to other satellite traffic on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cBecause it\u2019s dead, the risk is it might bump into something, and because it\u2019s \u2018our\u2019 satellite we\u2019re still responsible for it,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Who moved Skynet-1A? The simple answer is we don\u2019t know. The long answer is it was probably an American. Despite being billed as Britain\u2019s oldest satellite, the device was built by American electronics manufacturer Philco, <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 kdASgk js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/ford-s-ev-unit-has-already-lost-2-5-billion-this-year-1851607399&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/ford-s-ev-unit-has-already-lost-2-5-billion-this-year-1851607399\">a then-division of Ford.<\/a><\/span> The satellite was put into orbit on a <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 kdASgk js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/boeing-marked-up-soap-dispensers-by-nearly-8-000-percen-1851685399&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/boeing-marked-up-soap-dispensers-by-nearly-8-000-percen-1851685399\">U.S. Air Force<\/a><\/span> Delta rocket. The USAF made sure Skynet-1A was fully functional before handing it over to the Royal Air Force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Control of Skynet-1A would occasionally return to the USAF when the British control center at RAF Oakhanger was undergoing maintenance. British experts claim that the incomplete official records indicate that the Skynet-1A was under USAF control when contact was lost in June 1977. Regardless, it\u2019s Britain\u2019s satellite so <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 kdASgk js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/watch-rocket-engine-explode-during-test-at-britains-fir-1851626747&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/watch-rocket-engine-explode-during-test-at-britains-fir-1851626747\">the former superpower<\/a><\/span> must ensure that its property doesn\u2019t crash into another satellite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">The United States doesn\u2019t need any help in filling orbit with space debris. <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 kdASgk js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/boeing-built-satellite-explodes-in-orbit-littering-spa-1851678317&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/boeing-built-satellite-explodes-in-orbit-littering-spa-1851678317\">A satellite built by Boeing exploded<\/a><\/span> last month, littering space with at least 20 pieces of significant debris. These objects have to be tracked because they could hit something else in orbit. If the debris hit something else, the collision would create more debris. Rinse and repeat until Earth is completely cut off from space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/jalopnik.com\/dead-skynet-satellite-mysteriously-drifted-to-other-sid-1851697781\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When people think of spaceflight\u2019s Apollo era, it\u2019s either a bygone period of relentless exploration or it was completely faked. 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