[quote=@GalaxyRaider]
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*Points to that spike*
There's our next spike. There' a lot of communication, either coming in or going out. Probably the former. Also all assuming the satellite is for communication like I would expect.
*Tries to find somewhere in the systems more detailed info on the satellite beacon activity*
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It should be an emergency-use connection. That’s the same one they use to set off the alarm in case anything is malfunctioning.
*The detailed view shows the beacon periodically polling a body in space with long blips between each connection; red-zone power spikes in the beacon’s grid zone line up with each outgoing communication channel*