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US could shoot down satellitte tomorrow night.
ahofle:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on February 20, 2008, 09:54:27 am --- Well, they said the Satellite is loaded with toxic fuel. I wonder if that fuel is
radioactive?! As what else could power those things for so long?
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Those big wings on satellites are solar arrays. That's how they are powered for so long.
shardian:
--- Quote from: ahofle on February 20, 2008, 11:00:20 am ---
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on February 20, 2008, 09:54:27 am --- Well, they said the Satellite is loaded with toxic fuel. I wonder if that fuel is
radioactive?! As what else could power those things for so long?
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Those big wings on satellites are solar arrays. That's how they are powered for so long.
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Solar arrays power the electronics. They do not supply any propulsion. That is what the fuel is for.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: ahofle on February 20, 2008, 11:00:20 am ---Those big wings on satellites are solar arrays. That's how they are powered for so long.
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It would be catastophically stupid design to have only one power supply on a satellite.
I'm not sure why they expect anyone to believe this is not a military practice run of one type or another.
ahofle:
--- Quote from: shardian on February 20, 2008, 11:01:51 am ---
--- Quote from: ahofle on February 20, 2008, 11:00:20 am ---
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on February 20, 2008, 09:54:27 am --- Well, they said the Satellite is loaded with toxic fuel. I wonder if that fuel is
radioactive?! As what else could power those things for so long?
--- End quote ---
Those big wings on satellites are solar arrays. That's how they are powered for so long.
--- End quote ---
Solar arrays power the electronics. They do not supply any propulsion. That is what the fuel is for.
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Obviously. The question was how are they powered so long. And the answer isn't toxic fuel.
Jdurg:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on February 20, 2008, 10:11:29 am --- Edit 2:
Man, I just thought of something. Imagine this 'Spy Satellite' doing tragic damages
to people in another country... The leaders and people may get Infuriated! The backlash
could be harsh...
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This is why the USA has been telling world leaders across the globe for a pretty long while what their intentions are. This way they won't be shocked to see a missle flying from a US site over their country's territory and think that it's an actual attack. I'm actually MORE impressed that the USA actually went and warned other countries ahead of time. Hell, perhaps they were even trying to get another country to do the dirty work for them. ;D
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