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[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Does debris in the geostationary orbit move relatively to each other and the satellites?

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 month ago

If it's still in geostationary orbit, no. Generally debris aren't in a perfectly defined orbit like that, though.

If it's debris that used to be in geostationary orbit, they're going to be in an array of slightly different orbits, and so will have an epicycle of some kind as seen from the earth.

Also, note that intelligence satellites tend not to be geostationary, because that would limit their collection area. I don't know about this specific one.

[-] Successful_Try543@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I was talking about Intelsat 33e which ~~is~~ was a communication satellite, not for espionage, on a geostationary orbit. The russian espionage satellites Olymp-K and Kosmos 1408 mentioned in the other replies, however are/were on a geosynchronous orbit and on low earth orbit, respectively, as you suggested.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago

Oh, okay. It's a funny name then.

Its named after the * International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium*

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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:

Intelsat 33e war ein kommerzieller Kommunikationssatellit des International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium (Intelsat) mit Sitz in Luxemburg.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelsat_33e

communication satellite, not for espionage

[-] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I haven't heard that gifname in a long time....a long time.

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