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Re:Satellite Takes Image of Another Satellite by 2-718-281-828 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @04:34AM (#35637641)
> It is, of course, actually an aircraft, like all satellites, to some degree, at least in the layman's definition of the word.

doesn't the layman definition of "aircraft" require air?

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Re:Satellite Takes Image of Another Satellite by adrianmonk on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:01AM (#35639282)
Right. Also, the layman may assume that space is a total vacuum (so absolutely no air), even near the earth.
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Re:Satellite Takes Image of Another Satellite by 2-718-281-828 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:39AM (#35639714)
isn't the air at orbits of most satellites (4x starlink) so thin that it's effectively vacuum?
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