[amsat-bb] DirecTV races to decommission broken Boeing satellite before it explodes

[Daniel Holmes]

Stupid question…why put them in a graveyard orbit where they are now debris vs deorbiting satellites? Especially in this case where there’s a non-zero chance it’ll explode and throw more debris in all directions.

Dan
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> On Jan 24, 2020, at 10:58 AM, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> The more common term used in this context is "graveyard orbit." Relocation
> to 300 km above the GEO altitude is what FCC regulations require at the end
> of life of any geostationary satellite.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM
> 
> On Fri, Jan 24, 2020 at 12:52 PM jim--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Zach Metzinger posted:
>>> Here's an interesting article from the newsfeed:
>>> 
>> https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/directv-races-to-decommission-broken-boeing-satellite-before-it-explodes/
>> 
>> 
>> Odd that they are calling a new orbit 300km above the geo arc as a
>> disposal orbit.  That does not sound right to me - as the article pointed
>> out...
>> 
>> 73
>> -----
>> Jim Walls - K6CCC
>> jim at k6ccc.org
>> 
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