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<big>The problem is, IT'S ALL FAKE!</big>
[[File:Balloon-clipart-free-clip-art-images-115x170.jpg|80px|right]]
Satellites are BALLOONS! Yes, a tin can floating with a balloon (like what you give to your kid for their birthday only bigger and costing us millions and millions of dollars).
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=== This is NOT a Satellite ===
Satellites are not sent up in rockets. Satellites that are shown on TV floating in "space" are always CGI adult cartoons.
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FakeSatelliteLaunch.jpg|A Fake "Satellite" "Launch"
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=== This is what Satellites really are ===
Satellites are actually devices hung on huge football stadium sized helium balloons and released. <ref name=AllBalloons></ref>
=== See Also ===▼
* See document of Balloons used for satellites in the Corona Program, Space and Missile Systems Center Los Angeles, CA. Air Force Base <ref name=Corona></ref>▼
* See document "10 meter Sub-Orbital Large Balloon Reflector (LBR) - May 2014" <ref name=LBR></ref>▼
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NASAballoon.jpg|a NASA balloon"Satellite"
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Pennywise.jpg|More accurate than what NASA told us about satellites
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===What about telecommunication and internet around the world?===
[[File:World map internet.jpg|200px|right|World Internet Map]]
The internet and telephones still work on cables. It is possible that transceivers hung on balloons could manage some of the telecommunications and internet, but the majority are done with cables.
See the map of the internet image.
Since 2013, the One Web satellite constellation claims the satellites are in a Medium Earth Orbit at altitude of 8,063 km (5,010 miles) and have an end-to-end round-trip latency of 238 ms for data services. SpaceX, OneWeb and Amazon all plan to launch more than 1000 satellites each
According to PC Magazine, in 2018, only 9% of America relied on satellites for Internet. <ref name=pcmag></ref> The rest of us rely on faster cheaper cable / fiber based internet access.
===Satellite rocket launches are FAKE===
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[[Agencies/NASA|NASA's]] rockets just dump into the ocean, of course they cut to full cartoon mode before they show that.
Although [[Agencies/NASA|NASA]] is charging us billions dollars for Satellite launches and a CGI
While a sky full of satellites is good for internet users, astronomers have expressed concern that the increased number of objects in orbit is already interfering with scientific observations. The reflective surfaces of satellites have interfered with telescope images, and the use of radio spectrum also has the potential to cause disruption.
The increase in satellite traffic has also caused concern about the increased risk of collisions, both from active satellites and from defective satellites that can no longer maneuver to avoid collisions. [[Agencies/NASA|NASA]] wrote to the FCC on October 29, 2020, to express concern that the increase in large constellation proposals to the FCC could cause a significant increase in the frequency of conjuncture events. (Too many balloons oh my!)
===Full of gas===
According to NPR, "The World Is Constantly Running Out Of Helium". <ref name=nprhelium></ref> However [[Agencies/NASA|NASA]] consumes the most helium for their spy balloons and other scientific trickery. One of [[Agencies/NASA|NASA's]] current helium contracts (starting Oct. 1 2023, for two-years) costs taxpayers approximately $149 million. NASA requires helium to support the International Space Station Program (to hang tin cans on balloons) as well as the Orion Programs that support Artemis (satalloons). <ref name=nasahelium></ref>
▲=== See Also ===
▲* See document of Balloons used for satellites in the Corona Program, Space and Missile Systems Center Los Angeles, CA. Air Force Base <ref name=Corona></ref>
▲* See document "10 meter Sub-Orbital Large Balloon Reflector (LBR) - May 2014" <ref name=LBR></ref>
===References===
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<ref name="NASABalloon">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK_kWN0BsKs YouTube: NASA Glenn Research Center Balloon Mission Launch]</ref>
<ref name="Corona">[[:File:nroGov Balloons Corona 129.PDF|PDF: Oct. 2003 Interview with Colonel Harold E. Mitchel - Corona Program Balloon/satellites]]</ref>
<ref name="LBR">[[:File:LBR_2014_1_5136915447341384521.pdf|PDF: 10 meter Sub-Orbital Large Balloon Reflector (LBR) - May 2014]]</ref>
<ref name="pcmag">[https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-satellite-divide-which-americans-rely-on-satellite-internet PCMag.com: Which Americans Rely on Satellite Internet?]</ref>
<ref name="nprhelium">[https://www.npr.org/2019/11/01/775554343/the-world-is-constantly-running-out-of-helium-heres-why-it-matters NPR.org: The World Is Constantly Running Out Of Helium]</ref>
<ref name="nasahelium">[https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-contract-for-acquisition-of-gaseous-liquid-helium/ NASA.gov: NASA Awards Contract for Acquisition of Gaseous, Liquid Helium]</ref>
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