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It should come back online around October 15th, when it auto-corrects it’s own orientation
How is it able to do that? Wouldn't that use up it's limited RCS mass? How does it know where to point?
Usually it’s accomplished with gyroscopes, not RCS fuels. It has a schedule where it auto-orients itself to point back toward Earth, that next scheduled self-fix is in October.
As for how it knows what exact point to look at, I’m not sure! Maybe we’re constantly streaming a radio signal for it to see
Its* own orientation.
I seriously hate autocorrect doing that. It also loves to make “were” into “we’re”.
I hear you, kind commenter. It happens to me too.
If the aliens don’t get to it first 👽