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2025-04-16 Science & Technology

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Posted by Vortigern Speaking for Boskone4685 2025-04-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10329 views ] Top
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#1 A ballon is sort of a super low orbit sat.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-04-16 08:25|| 2025-04-16 08:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Consider Starlink's 7000 sats as a survivable re-entry orbital mass with a secondary communication function.

Orbit, orbital lifetime, and reentry survivability estimation for orbiting objects

Posted by Skidmark 2025-04-16 09:47|| 2025-04-16 09:47|| Front Page Top

#3

Maybe should be thinking also of an EMP rapid strike scenario?

Calculator to look at the EMP effects base weapon size and altitude

A mere 100kt at 100 miles covers a 1,400+ mile circle, with 75% of all unshielded electronics fried instantly.

Kiss the US/Canadian Power Grid, comm lines, Sta phones and the Internet goodbye.

Posted by NN2N1 2025-04-16 11:57|| 2025-04-16 11:57|| Front Page Top

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