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2003-10-30 East Asia

Japan may have lost second satellite to solar flares

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Posted by Dar 2003-10-30 4:21:41 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Midori-wa, doko ni arimasuka?

If I remember my rusty Japanese....

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-10-30 4:40:15 PM|| 2003-10-30 4:40:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 It's interesting that we have not reported any problems. I wonder if our satellites are better protected. Not that we'll ever know, unless they're attacked in wartime.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-10-30 6:04:10 PM|| 2003-10-30 6:04:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 How do we know the satellite shutdowns are due to solar flares? It may be Rodan.

Posted by Penguin 2003-10-30 7:59:28 PM|| 2003-10-30 7:59:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 We have completely lost touch with the Midori 2,

Okay, you know the drill, stand by for Charles Johnson emerging from the Inland Sea.

Posted by Shipman 2003-10-30 8:03:37 PM|| 2003-10-30 8:03:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, I was on the phone and then it went funky. Beeps, bloops and static.

Posted by Anonymous-not above 2003-10-30 8:33:43 PM|| 2003-10-30 8:33:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Thirty years ago, in remote locations up here we used HF at frequencies between 3400 and 14000 khz for long distance phone patches. Solar activity (sunspots) often screwed up comm. It was pretty quiet sometimes.....

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-10-30 8:41:39 PM|| 2003-10-30 8:41:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe the new Long Dong missile from Kimmie took it out?

Posted by NotMikeMoore 2003-10-30 9:45:36 PM|| 2003-10-30 9:45:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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