# Has anyone heard of a game where you are a satellite that circles a sun?

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**Created:** [April 3, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-of-a-game-where-you-are-a-satellite-that-circles-a-sun/237985 "2004-04-03T00:00:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![fluffball86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@fluffball86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluffball86)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-of-a-game-where-you-are-a-satellite-that-circles-a-sun/237985/1 "2004-04-03T00:00:18Z")

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And tries to kill another satellite?

What is the name of that game, I encountered it first as part of an linix computer, and quickly became addicted. But I don’t remember the name, and I want it for my Windows Computer.

The game used ‘real physics’, and you could lay mines for a large energy cost, or shoot a gun for a small energy cost, and you could change your orbit by expending energy.

The name of this game and/or a link to a SAFE place to download it would be much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2004, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-heard-of-a-game-where-you-are-a-satellite-that-circles-a-sun/237985/2 "2004-04-03T06:59:04Z")

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Sounds a bit similar to [http://www.arcadetown.com/dstarbattle/index.asp](http://www.arcadetown.com/dstarbattle/index.asp) which is a clone of “gravity wars”…