The artificial satellite was launched by Britain in 1969. Now it was supposed to pass over the Indian Ocean. But the opposite is true. Unknowingly it reached another country. Why, the answer is unknown.
Scientists fear a collision
Big news has come out about Skynet 1A, Britain’s oldest artificial satellite. A UK satellite launched in 1969 suddenly lost its way. Although India was supposed to pass over the Indian Ocean, it reached America. To facilitate military communications for British troops, Skynet 1A was deployed in East Africa. It weighed half a ton. But now it is no longer working, said Dr. Stewart, a space consultant. The most alarming thing in such a situation is the possibility of Skynet 1A colliding with other satellites and space debris.
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When did the artificial satellite forget its course?
Note that there is still no evidence of when the old British satellite Skynet 1a changed course. Who changed his ways, is also completely unknown. Because evidence suggests it was purposefully moved west in the 1970s, it is unclear who made the decision. Most importantly, after this artificial satellite or satellite stopped functioning, it should have moved eastward and towards the Indian Ocean. Because that’s where it was supposed to feel the pull due to the gravitational force. But instead, far from its original location, 1A is now hovering 22,539 miles (36,000 km) above the United States. However, experts have not been able to find out exactly where it is.
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The Americans initially controlled the satellites
It should be noted that Skynet was developed by American Philco Ford Aerospace Company, which is now closed. 1A was also launched into space by the US Air Force Delta rocket at that time. Dr. Aaron Bateman’s study of the Skynet program also notes that, from a technical point of view, Skynet 1 is more American than British, as America was behind its development and launch.
Graham Davison, 80, said he operated Skynet 1 from RAF Okhangar in Hampshire in the early 1970s. Giving more details about the control of these satellites, he said that earlier the Americans mainly controlled the satellites in orbit. It would have handed over control to the RAF only to check if any of our software was against them. Hence, there was shared control. But I don’t remember when or why Skynet 1A was returned to the Americans.
However, PhD researcher Rachel Hill from UCI explained that the Americans temporarily took control of the Okhanga when it was closed for lack of maintenance. He also said that this could also cause changes in the position of satellites.
Skynet 1A is in a dangerous state
Scientists say that any satellite within a 50 km radius of the artificial satellite Skynet 1A is at risk of collision 4 times a day. Losing its way in such a situation has become a matter of concern for this artificial satellite. In this context, Professor Moriba Jah, a space engineering expert at the University of Texas, warned that the Skynet 1A satellite is in a very dangerous condition. Because pieces of space debris are like ticking time bombs. When it explodes or hits something else, it creates thousands of pieces of debris. It then becomes a threat to something else big, which we must avoid at all costs.