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Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by bagels on Saturday February 04, 2023 @09:58PM (#34661288)
LEO (300-1500km) is much higher than the apparent 60,000 ft altitude of this balloon (18km).
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Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by humanizersequel on Sunday February 05, 2023 @01:56AM (#34662631)
I'm mildly embarrassed to say I didn't even notice the discrepancy in units. Obviously, 200,000 ft (or 300k, but 200 was the figure I saw first) isn't really plausibly high enough to constitute orbit.
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