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Doomed German Satellite to Fall to Earth This Weekend
Space.com ^ | 10-21-2011 | Denise Chow

Posted on 10/21/2011 12:50:44 PM PDT by Red Badger

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To: penelopesire

I think the satellite fell over China, but China isn’t saying a thing. It’s track took it over the more populated areas of China so the odds are that it hit something or somebody. I think the Chinese government will take whatever they can recover and back-engineer the pieces.


81 posted on 10/23/2011 5:52:48 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Evil Slayer

Now USSTRATCOM is saying it landed in the Indian Ocean.
http://www.spaceflight101.com/rosat-re-entry-information.html


82 posted on 10/23/2011 5:57:14 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: penelopesire; Jack Hydrazine
Latest ROSAT Update from German Aerospace Center (Oct. 22, 10:45 p.m. EDT):

"On Sunday, 23 October 2011, between 1:45 UTC (3:45 CEST) and 2:15 UTC (4:15 CEST) the german ROentgen SATellite ROSAT has re-entered Earth's atmosphere.

There is currently no confirmation if pieces of debris have reached Earth's surface."

83 posted on 10/23/2011 6:13:44 AM PDT by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
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To: Jack Hydrazine; Evil Slayer

Cool pic as it passed over Alabama:

http://twitpic.com/73ug5c


84 posted on 10/23/2011 6:14:25 AM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Thanks Jack. Guess I can take off my hard hat now. lol


85 posted on 10/23/2011 6:17:21 AM PDT by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
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To: Evil Slayer; Jack Hydrazine

It’s too bad that our current CIC killed the missile defense shield. I would think that these bigger sats falling to earth would make great target practice...lol. I wonder if the Chinese shot it down?


86 posted on 10/23/2011 6:34:05 AM PDT by penelopesire (TIME FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR!)
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To: penelopesire

It’s always possible!


87 posted on 10/23/2011 7:20:06 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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