Heads Up! Satellite Falling To Earth
Sep 17th 2011, 12:36 am
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Heads Up! Satellite Falling To Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14952001
"A five tonne, 20-year-old satellite has fallen out of orbit and is expected to crash somewhere on Earth on or around 24 September, according to Nasa.
Nasa says the risk to life from the UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite - is just 1 in 3,200."
1 in 3,200? How is this calculated I wonder? Great if you are one of the 3,199 I suppose.
"Members of the public are not allowed to keep pieces of the satellite that may fall to Earth, or sell them on eBay, as they remain the property of the US government"
If something lands on my veggie patch I am selling it to the highest bidder, US Government or not.
Not content with Americanising the world by culture and business now they drop shit on us ...
"A five tonne, 20-year-old satellite has fallen out of orbit and is expected to crash somewhere on Earth on or around 24 September, according to Nasa.
Nasa says the risk to life from the UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite - is just 1 in 3,200."
1 in 3,200? How is this calculated I wonder? Great if you are one of the 3,199 I suppose.
"Members of the public are not allowed to keep pieces of the satellite that may fall to Earth, or sell them on eBay, as they remain the property of the US government"
If something lands on my veggie patch I am selling it to the highest bidder, US Government or not.
Not content with Americanising the world by culture and business now they drop shit on us ...
Sep 17th 2011, 2:54 am
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Re: Heads Up! Satellite Falling To Earth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14952001
"A five tonne, 20-year-old satellite has fallen out of orbit and is expected to crash somewhere on Earth on or around 24 September, according to Nasa.
Nasa says the risk to life from the UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite - is just 1 in 3,200."
1 in 3,200? How is this calculated I wonder? Great if you are one of the 3,199 I suppose.
"Members of the public are not allowed to keep pieces of the satellite that may fall to Earth, or sell them on eBay, as they remain the property of the US government"
If something lands on my veggie patch I am selling it to the highest bidder, US Government or not.
Not content with Americanising the world by culture and business now they drop shit on us ...
"A five tonne, 20-year-old satellite has fallen out of orbit and is expected to crash somewhere on Earth on or around 24 September, according to Nasa.
Nasa says the risk to life from the UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite - is just 1 in 3,200."
1 in 3,200? How is this calculated I wonder? Great if you are one of the 3,199 I suppose.
"Members of the public are not allowed to keep pieces of the satellite that may fall to Earth, or sell them on eBay, as they remain the property of the US government"
If something lands on my veggie patch I am selling it to the highest bidder, US Government or not.
Not content with Americanising the world by culture and business now they drop shit on us ...
Its not allowed to use the word Culture and America inthe same sentence without some form of negative in the sentence prior to "american"....
Sep 17th 2011, 5:06 am
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Sep 17th 2011, 5:15 am
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Sep 17th 2011, 5:16 am
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Sep 17th 2011, 6:37 am
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Re: Heads Up! Satellite Falling To Earth
If it's the property of the US Government, can I sue them for millions if it lands on my house?
Sep 17th 2011, 6:39 am
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Sep 22nd 2011, 9:31 am
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Re: Heads Up! Satellite Falling To Earth
Update From NASA:
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As of 1:30 p.m. EDT Sept. 21, 2011, the orbit of UARS was 120 mi by 130 mi (190 km by 205 km). Re-entry is expected sometime during the afternoon of Sept. 23, Eastern Daylight Time. The satellite will not be passing over North America during that time period. It is still too early to predict the time and location of re-entry with any more certainty, but predictions will become more refined in the next 24 to 48 hours.
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Well, that's OK then
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As of 1:30 p.m. EDT Sept. 21, 2011, the orbit of UARS was 120 mi by 130 mi (190 km by 205 km). Re-entry is expected sometime during the afternoon of Sept. 23, Eastern Daylight Time. The satellite will not be passing over North America during that time period. It is still too early to predict the time and location of re-entry with any more certainty, but predictions will become more refined in the next 24 to 48 hours.
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Well, that's OK then
Sep 22nd 2011, 9:48 am
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Re: Heads Up! Satellite Falling To Earth
The orbits for the next day over Bowral are (From heavensabove.com)
DateMagStartsMax. altitudeEnds TimeAlt.Az.TimeAlt.Az.TimeAlt.Az. 22 Sep3.707:15:2510NNE07:16:3214ENE07:17:4010E 22 Sep1.816:30:0110WSW16:31:4532NW 16:33:2610NNE 23 Sep3.706:48:1210NE 06:48:2510ENE06:48:3810ENE 23 Sep0.915:59:3310SW 16:01:1446NW 16:02:5110NN
So could be Sydney.....
(Edited) Oh b*gg*r - that was a table. Formatting problems..........
DateMagStartsMax. altitudeEnds TimeAlt.Az.TimeAlt.Az.TimeAlt.Az. 22 Sep3.707:15:2510NNE07:16:3214ENE07:17:4010E 22 Sep1.816:30:0110WSW16:31:4532NW 16:33:2610NNE 23 Sep3.706:48:1210NE 06:48:2510ENE06:48:3810ENE 23 Sep0.915:59:3310SW 16:01:1446NW 16:02:5110NN
So could be Sydney.....
(Edited) Oh b*gg*r - that was a table. Formatting problems..........
Sep 22nd 2011, 11:00 am
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Re: Heads Up! Satellite Falling To Earth
Has it fallen from Uranus ? Is he around to ask?
Sep 22nd 2011, 11:05 am
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Re: Heads Up! Satellite Falling To Earth
My money is on it hitting reading in the UK, what a shithole that place is
Mind you it probably won't make that much of difference to the place
Mind you it probably won't make that much of difference to the place