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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: ghi on July 14, 2017, 03:00:42 PM

Title: Russian satellite launched today could become the brightest object in the sky
Post by: ghi on July 14, 2017, 03:00:42 PM
.. if everything goes according to plan, you never know, "American components, Russian components...all made in Taiwan"  :rofl

"If the satellite manages to successfully inflate its metallic reflectors to full size, it has the potential to become the brightest human-made object in orbit. Some reports have even speculated that it could become the third brightest object in the entire sky, outshined by only the moon and the sun."

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/07/brightest-satellite-mayak-russian-space-science/

"Soyuz rocket lifts off with 73 satellites"
https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/07/14/soyuz-rideshare-launch/

http://cosmomayak.com/
Title: Re: Russian satellite launched today could become the brightest object in the sky
Post by: oakranger on July 14, 2017, 04:30:14 PM
But why dose it have to be bright?
Title: Re: Russian satellite launched today could become the brightest object in the sky
Post by: zack1234 on July 14, 2017, 06:15:16 PM
Will be probed or violated? :old:
Title: Re: Russian satellite launched today could become the brightest object in the sky
Post by: ghi on July 14, 2017, 06:30:45 PM
But why dose it have to be bright?

The idea is to reflect light from Sun into space junk , should help illuminate track and clean in future. I read about similar project years ago planning  to place a large mirror on orbit and illuminate places located at high latitude around  arctic circle during long dark winter.
Title: Re: Russian satellite launched today could become the brightest object in the sky
Post by: Meatwad on July 14, 2017, 06:45:53 PM
Its a giant metallic triangle. The Soviets are going to use that for mind control.  :old:
Title: Re: Russian satellite launched today could become the brightest object in the sky
Post by: zack1234 on July 16, 2017, 03:08:04 AM
Its a giant metallic triangle. The Soviets are going to use that for mind control.  :old:

We are all safe then :)
Title: Re: Russian satellite launched today could become the brightest object in the sky
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 16, 2017, 03:08:57 AM
The idea is to reflect light from Sun into space junk , should help illuminate track and clean in future. I read about similar project years ago planning  to place a large mirror on orbit and illuminate places located at high latitude around  arctic circle during long dark winter.

The Japanese recently tried the same thing and failed.