arstechnica ,
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Two of the German military’s new spy satellites appear to have failed in orbit

Did OHB really not test the satellite antennas on the ground?

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/07/two-of-the-german-militarys-new-spy-satellites-appear-to-have-failed-in-orbit/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

frdl ,
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@arstechnica Have you tried to turn it off and on again?

JoeBecomeTheSun ,

@arstechnica Or maybe they were hacked and the german military doesn't want to admit it.

maxbob ,
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@arstechnica fun fact : OHB originally meant Otto Hydraulik Bremsen

TheNovemberMan ,
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@arstechnica Wouldn't be the first time.
Years ago, one of the first launches I worked, we noticed the telemetry we were getting from the satellite kept stopping and starting. And we couldn't command it either; we'd start to send a command, and it would disappear from the screen.
Turned out that the company that designed and built the satellite cut the antennas too short in an attempt to save money.
Multi-million dollar satellite, and we barely managed to save it.
For a few dollars. 🙄

hllizi ,
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@arstechnica you'd we surprised at all the things we won't do here, it's madness.

tsturm ,
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@arstechnica LOL yeah, that sounds like the usual German military supply contracts. Money well spent, as always.

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