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ANOTHER satellite to crash land soon, and the odds of it hitting someone are even higher
DailyMail.co.uk ^ | 9/30/11 | Ted Thornhill

Posted on 10/01/2011 1:29:05 PM PDT by Evil Slayer

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To: Inyo-Mono

I thought it looked like NOMAD from the original Star Trek, lol.


21 posted on 10/01/2011 3:37:50 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: GOPJ
Do these numbers seem incompatibly to anyone else?

No considering the last one destroyed my storage shed...........

22 posted on 10/01/2011 3:41:03 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (ui)
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Happy thought:

How would the lamestream media report it if the pieces only hit Planned Parenthood Clinics?


23 posted on 10/01/2011 3:59:21 PM PDT by Petruchio (I Think . . . Therefor I FReep.)
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To: Evil Slayer

My first choice is Mecca! Come on baby, Daddy needs a new pair of shoes! But I’ll settle for Tehran!


24 posted on 10/01/2011 4:01:14 PM PDT by Doc Savage ("I've shot people I like a lot more,...for a lot less!" Raylan Givins)
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To: Evil Slayer
This is excellent news for at least two reasons.

First, amateur astronomers will have something to look at. I must admit that I was looking for UARS since its path went over CA. I saw nothing, unfortunately (except an airplane - it was looking promising initially.)

Second, the dead satellite will safely deorbit itself. We don't need junk in orbit - we already have too much of it up there.

The probability of damage on the surface is near zero. Earth is bombarded by meteors all the time, day and night. One more or one less won't change the statistics. Most of Earth's surface is ocean, and most of land is not populated. We have more people killed in car accidents in one day than people killed by falling space debris for the entire recorded history.

25 posted on 10/01/2011 4:15:37 PM PDT by Greysard
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To: Raycpa

It will not come down in one piece. So you have a better chance to be hit by one of several pieces. Also from the last thread the orbit will keep it from fall near the north or south poles. Polar bears and penguins are safe unless they are held captive in a zoo.


26 posted on 10/01/2011 4:27:20 PM PDT by ThomasThomas ( Congressmen should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers, so we can identify their corporate sponsors.)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

A picture is truly worth a thousand words.


27 posted on 10/01/2011 6:56:51 PM PDT by Del Rapier
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
“Ach du lieber!!!”

Ist das nicht ein Satellit?

Ja! Das ist ein Satellit!”

Heilige Scheiße!

28 posted on 10/01/2011 7:02:55 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (ALWAYS WATCH THE OTHER HAND)
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To: luigi

That is hilarious!!


29 posted on 10/01/2011 7:59:05 PM PDT by WePledge (Ich werde fur immer ein Hollenhund werden. Semper Fidelis)
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To: Evil Slayer

Are we going to have a live thread on this? The reason I ask is because it looks like it might be dropping out of the sky this weekend.

http://www.space.com/13353-falling-german-satellite-rosat-weekend-crash.html

The 2.7-ton Roentgen Satellite, or ROSAT, will likely plummet to Earth on Saturday or Sunday (Oct. 22 or 23), according to the latest update from the German Aerospace Center.

“Currently, the re-entry date can only be calculated to within plus/minus one day,” agency officials said in a statement. “This time slot of uncertainty will be reduced as the date of re-entry approaches. However, even one day before re-entry, the estimate will only be accurate to within plus/minus five hours.”


30 posted on 10/21/2011 4:49:26 PM 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

Satellite tracking of ROSAT.
http://www.n2yo.com/?s=20638


31 posted on 10/21/2011 4:50:20 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2796177/posts


32 posted on 10/21/2011 7:03:29 PM PDT by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
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