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43.7 years old NRO sat decides to die.

2020-04-20

[Twitter]

An old and long-defunct NRO communications satellite, Satellite Data System 2, reentered over the South Atlantic at 1341 UTC Apr 18 after 43.7 years in orbit. The satellite was launched in 1976 to relay imagery from the first KH-11 KENNEN spy satellites.
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) April 20, 2020

Posted by:3dc

#10 Rods-of-God, dude.
Don't waste orbital mass!

Posted by: Skidmark 2020-04-20 20:08

Ref #7: Put a few hours in hanging over one of these possibly ?

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-20 15:06

#8 A squint in the house!

Posted by: Clem 2020-04-20 14:12

#7 Worked TK imagery for 15 of my 25 years in the Imint field.

Posted by: Old Patriot 2020-04-20 14:12

#6 Good 'ol TALENT-KEYHOLE programs.

Posted by: DarthVader 2020-04-20 13:00

#5 The last two man rotational crew were quietly brought home in December.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-20 06:54

#4 NRO's more like 63.7 years old iirc

Posted by: Lex 2020-04-20 06:52

#3 I was hoping this was about the never Trump rag folding.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-04-20 06:51

#2 It had a good run.

Posted by: Lex 2020-04-20 06:51

#1 Job burn out?

Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-04-20 06:47

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