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Someone moved Britain’s oldest satellite

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Britain’s oldest satellite Skynet-1Aby an unknown hand moved. By whom, when and why it was moved still remains a mystery. When it was first launched, the satellite provided communications for the British army. It is stated that the satellite, which was launched approximately 50 years ago, is at risk of collision.

55-year-old satellite relocated

1969 Skynet-1A, launched in 2017, just a few months after humans first set foot on the Moon. for British forces It was placed high up the east coast of Africa to provide communications. After the end of its original mission, it moved east due to natural gravitational forces. It was expected to shift to the Indian Ocean region. But today, the satellite is at an altitude of 36,000 kilometers, over the American continentis located very far from its original location.




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Weighing half a tonne, Skynet-1A initially contributed to Britain’s military communications by providing a wide communications range over the east coast of Africa to Singapore. However, according to experts, natural orbital forces are insufficient to explain the satellite’s current position; Therefore, there is strong evidence that the satellite was deliberately moved west in the 1970s. But this It is still unknown who is behind the movement..

There is a risk of collision




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Space consultant Dr. Stuart Eves, “This is still important because whoever moved Skynet-1A did us no favors. something because he’s dead There is a risk of crash and since it is ‘our’ satellite, we are still responsible for it.” he says. Dr. Eves adds that he could not find any records of the final operational phase of Skynet-1A. Additionally, the satellite has the potential to encounter space debris up to four times a day within a 50 km radius, creating an alarming proximity risk.

Control of the satellite somehow passed to the USA

Although Skynet-1A belongs to England, it is not actually British-made. US no longer active Philco Ford The satellite produced by the US Air Force is a with delta rocket was sent into space. Satellite, originally controlled by the USA control only after verification of the testing of the necessary software. Royal Air ForceIt was transferred to (RAF).

Retired engineer Graham Davison says he operated the satellite from RAF Oakhanger base in Hampshire, England, in the 1970s. He says that in the following years, Skynet-1A may have been transferred to the USA again, but even if it was done, he does not remember why. Official records also seem to confirm Davison’s idea. Official, albeit incomplete, records regarding the status of Skynet-1A are available from the RAF. in June 1977 uyduyu What you left to the Americans It shows. It is stated that this was done during a maintenance process. However, there are still very few official documents and records about the satellite, based on assumption It’s interesting to have.

Satellites that would normally be out of commission are placed in the “orbital graveyard”. This represents an even higher region of the sky where the risk of old space debris hitting active telecommunications satellites is zero. Although this practice is now standard, in the 1970s no one thought much about sustainability in space.






Source

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/ticking-time-bomb-someone-moved-uks-oldest-satellite-no-one-knows-who-did-and-why/articleshow/115139974.cms


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwrr58801yo






















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