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Old 05-23-2018, 04:08 PM   #585
johndallman
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Default Re: 'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

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Originally Posted by cptbutton View Post
One flourish I'd add is that at least one would be would actually be substantially larger than it needs to be, and geostationary above the starport or some other notable location. So that it is visible to Mark I eyeball, so that locals can use it to determine longitude and latitude.
A large reflective balloon tethered to the satellite would seem like an easy solution to that problem.
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