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Re:DirecTV races to decommission broken satellite before it ... by penagwin on Friday January 24, 2020 @10:50AM (#22139238)
Oh... Yeah that explains it for sure.
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Re:DirecTV races to decommission broken satellite before it ... by zymhan on Friday January 24, 2020 @11:30AM (#22139701)
Essentially, you need a ton of fuel to take a satellite back down to earth.
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