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[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

TLDR: The purpose and capabilities of the satellites are unknown, but they’re being deployed suspiciously close to US surveillance satellites.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Maybe satellite location was some of the info Trump sold to the Kremlin.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's a good thing the US has equipped every satellite with a concealed carry weapon /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Because of you I imagined a satellite with a small, dedicated hydraulic arm holding a glock.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

*known surveillance satellites

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Some of them pass within “a few dozen kilometers”, while others are at “a large distance” but are in orbits that could be quickly changed to put them closer.