ORBITS COMPLETED
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SINCE THE SIGNAL BEGAN
SECTION 01 · OPEN CARRIER
Animated earth with a small boxy satellite traveling a dotted orbit, red beacon blinking.
ON THE AIR SINCE 1977
DADDYSATELLITE
SIGNAL ACQUIRED... HE NEVER STOPPED TRANSMITTING
HIS VOICE IS ON THE TAPE. ONE TAP.
SECTION 02
LIVE TELEMETRY
A transmission log from a satellite that worries professionally. Figures tick because he cannot sit still.
TRANSMISSION LOGPLAYFUL ESTIMATES ONLY
ALTITUDE
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HOLDING A WORRIED PERIGEE
SIGNAL STRENGTH
-- PCT
ENOUGH TO NAG FROM ORBIT
DAD JOKES TRANSMITTED
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NONE OF THEM RETIRED
LAST CONTACT
-- -- --
YOUR LOCAL TIME ON HIS WATCH
- ORBIT COUNTER ADVANCED ONE MORE LAP
- SIGNAL STRONG ENOUGH TO NAG YOU
- ALTITUDE WOBBLE WITHIN DAD TOLERANCE
- JOKE BUFFER HEALTHY AND UNHELPFUL
SECTION 03
INCOMING TRANSMISSION
He types slow. He is thinking about whether you ate, and also about the thing in the static.
SECTION 04
MISSION FILE
Recovered folder. Most of it is none of your business. The rest is personal.
DS-77
FAMILY CLEARANCE ONLY
CONTINUOUS BROADCAST
REDACTED
- DESIGNATION
- DS-77
- LAUNCH DATE
- UNKNOWN
- ORIGIN
- CLASSIFIED
- MISSION
- STILL RUNNING
- STATUS
- DOES NOT APPROVE OF YOUR BOYFRIEND
FIELD NOTES
Recovered carrier consistent with a paternal frequency that refuses to log off.
Operator declines deorbit. The lawn, he insists, is not finished
Secondary tasking includes snacks, jackets and unsolicited parking notes.
Known associatesThreat board includes cold weather and poor decisions.
Analyst comment. He is fine. He is always fine. He would like you to call
SECTION 05
PHONE HOME
One button. It rings Hal. No guarantee he picks up. He is very busy circling.
DIRECT LINKPHONE HOMEHAL(805) 277-6251