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Dish dealt space-debris fine for misparking satellite

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Re: Dish dealt space-debris fine for misparking satellite

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Post by itishappy »

cyanydeez wrote: post #3

Wonder how much black market space debris contracts will cost. Russia might be opening a market.

I'm struggling to imagine what a black market space debris contract would look like. Would they be adding or removing space debris? Why a black market?

Re: Dish dealt space-debris fine for misparking satellite

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Post by Arrath »

itishappy wrote: post #4
cyanydeez wrote: post #3

Wonder how much black market space debris contracts will cost. Russia might be opening a market.

I'm struggling to imagine what a black market space debris contract would look like. Would they be adding or removing space debris? Why a black market?

Hunk-o-satellite would be a cool paperweight, to me anyway

Re: Dish dealt space-debris fine for misparking satellite

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Post by zugi »

This is a pretty small fine, for a case where the operator somehow failed to conserve enough fuel. So while they did vacate their prime GEO real estate, they could only get 40% of the way to the graveyard orbit.

But it sets the precedent for the future that even mistakes will be fined.

Re: Dish dealt space-debris fine for misparking satellite

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Post by ooJeesh9fidujoh »

itishappy wrote: post #4
cyanydeez wrote: post #3

Wonder how much black market space debris contracts will cost. Russia might be opening a market.

I'm struggling to imagine what a black market space debris contract would look like. Would they be adding or removing space debris? Why a black market?

Receiving ownership of defunct satellites with russian nationality as a service
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