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Are they putting it in geosychronus orbit ?
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New #372
That seems to be an important aspect that's been left out of the article.
If you read the comments in Borg's link: https://www.zdnet.com/article/chines...street-lights/ and then read the comments in a link from that to the Peoples Daily everyone is speculating about the orbit; Some good, some bad.
I did find this in the Independent from the UK which is SOP (standard operating procedure) for China:There is a slightly different slant on the story from Time online magazine.The exact details of the spacecraft, the launch date and how the artificial moon would be maintained were not revealed.
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Orionid Meteor Shower 2018: When, Where How to See ItThe Orionid meteor shower is set to peak this weekend overnight on the night of Oct. 21-22, but the moon will lead to subpar views for this night sky display. The meteors that streak across the sky are some of the fastest among meteor showers, because the Earth is hitting a stream of particles almost head on.
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New #377
There'd be more than just astronomers upset. Just think of the regular night workers, plants, animals, insects, and more that would be knocked off their circadian rhythm.
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Oh indeed.
And uhm I happened to spot the youtube mention... flat earthers, etc. oh my ! Simply not amusing anymore, more boring.
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New #379
Modern launches with landing rockets are pretty cool, but there is still no beating a shuttle launch.
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Parker Solar Probe Sets Record...
Space.comA NASA sun-studying spacecraft just entered the record books.
In April of 1976, the German-American Helios 2 probe made spaceflight's closest-ever solar approach, cruising within 26.55 million miles (42.73 million kilometers) of the sun. But NASA's Parker Solar Probe zoomed inside that distance today (Oct. 29), crossing the threshold at about 1:04 p.m. EDT (1704 GMT), agency officials said.
Helios 2 also set the mark back then for fastest speed relative to the sun, at 153,454 mph (246,960 km/h). The Parker Solar Probe is expected to best that today as well, reaching higher speeds at about 10:54 p.m. EDT (0254 GMT on Oct. 30), NASA officials said. (NASA's Juno Jupiter spacecraft currently holds the record for top speed relative to Earth; the probe reached 165,000 mph, or 265,000 km/h, during its arrival at the giant planet in July 2016.) [NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission to the Sun in Pictures]
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