Object

CAGE Satellite Pass Feed — Columbia Shuttle Report (secure data stream)

Used for immediate telemetry during a crisis, resulting in real-time decision-making.

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Purpose

Deliver near‑real‑time satellite telemetry and imagery as a live broadcast/data feed so senior staff and the President can gain immediate situational awareness during unfolding events.

Significance

Functions as the plot pivot that turns domestic levity into national emergency: the live feed communicates the Columbia shuttle delay and the personal stake (Toby's brother aboard), escalating emotional stakes and triggering an immediate staff response.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E11 · Lord John Marbury

Fresh Task Group on the Grid — Two CVEs, Four Destroyers

The CAGE Satellite Pass Feed provides the time-stamped sensor sweep that initiates the event: the officer cites the 'last pass' and its age, and the feed contains the plotted tracks that resolve into two CVEs and four destroyers, creating the evidentiary basis for escalation.

Before: Active live satellite pass recently captured and displayed as a monochrome grid with plotted tracks.

After: Referenced, frozen and zoomed into X-10 for identification and used as the primary datum for immediate escalation.

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