Posted on 10/01/2011 1:29:05 PM PDT by Evil Slayer
I thought it looked like NOMAD from the original Star Trek, lol.
No considering the last one destroyed my storage shed...........
Happy thought:
How would the lamestream media report it if the pieces only hit Planned Parenthood Clinics?
My first choice is Mecca! Come on baby, Daddy needs a new pair of shoes! But I’ll settle for Tehran!
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.
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.
A picture is truly worth a thousand words.
Ist das nicht ein Satellit?
Ja! Das ist ein Satellit!
Heilige Scheiße!
That is hilarious!!
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.”
Satellite tracking of ROSAT.
http://www.n2yo.com/?s=20638
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