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Out-of-control’ Chinese rocket falling to Earth

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  • #92
    Capt'n Midnight
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    shtpEdthePlum wrote: »
    If this is a feature of other space programmes I 100% withdraw my statement specific to China being irresponsible, but I've never heard of another country letting this happen.
    How about the time a nuclear powered Soviet satellite ended up splattered across the Canadian landscape ?


  • #93
    dresden8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,291 ✭✭✭dresden8


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    How about the time a nuclear powered Soviet satellite ended up splattered across the Canadian landscape ?

    Or the time the US air force sprinkled nuclear home across Southern Spain and kept it secret.


  • #94
    shtpEdthePlum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 556 ✭✭✭shtpEdthePlum


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    How about the time a nuclear powered Soviet satellite ended up splattered across the Canadian landscape ?
    "A radioactive cloud is now orbiting in space after the reactor on Kosmos 1900 was hit by something and leaked it’s coolant."
    Absolutely ridiculous.


  • #95
    [Deleted User]
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    We've all been entered into a lottery. If it hits your property you'll never have to work again.. just need to survive the hit obviously


  • #96
    Capt'n Midnight
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    shtpEdthePlum wrote: »
    "A radioactive cloud is now orbiting in space after the reactor on Kosmos 1900 was hit by something and leaked it’s coolant."
    Absolutely ridiculous.


    Which is a good thing it will protect us from ultrafast electrons ?


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  • #97
    take everything
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,879 ✭✭✭take everything


    Reading the wiki article on Kessler Syndrome, it says on average one satellite is destroyed by space junk every year.

    That seems a lot.


  • #98
    [Deleted User]
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    https://twitter.com/aerospacecorp/status/1391160460150382598?s=21


  • #99
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,576 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    They should just hold off on the predictions til there is at least a very very good estimation - it's changing every 30 minutes


  • #100
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,770 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Probably not..But I'll ask anyway.

    Was this visible from Ireland tonight?

    I just clicked into a tracker thingy and seen how it crossed over Spain and the med very recently.


  • #101
    Capt'n Midnight
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    They should just hold off on the predictions til there is at least a very very good estimation - it's changing every 30 minutes
    estimation.png


    current location from data 8 hours ago https://orbit.ing-now.com/satellite/48275/2021-035b/cz-5b/


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  • #102
    Capt'n Midnight
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    They should just hold off on the predictions til there is at least a very very good estimation - it's changing every 30 minutes

    https://www.eusst.eu/newsroom/eu-sst-monitors-reentry-cz5brb/
    Data from EU SST radars SATAM-R3, S3TSR, BIRALES and MFDR-LR confirmed that the object is tumbling. The below figures show the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) during the pass observed by the last two radars, with visible peaks every 2.5 and 4.5 seconds respectively, which suggests a fairly fast rotation
    click link for graphs.


    GroundTrack_B.png
    So yes it goes over Spain , it's getting lower and you need it to catch sunlight to be visible unless it is burning up.


  • #103
    fritzelly
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    https://orbit.ing-now.com/3dlaunch/payload/data/2021-035/

    See the ever decreasing altitude and location


  • #104
    Gremlinertia
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    Possible reentry the site map is overloaded on that link


  • #105
    fritzelly
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    In Spain going by the map


  • #106
    Gremlinertia
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    Middle East for me?.


  • #107
    fritzelly
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    It's nowhere near the middle east going by the map - over Italy right now (if it hasnt "landed")

    Maybe it's returning to sender


  • #108
    Dank Janniels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 696 ✭✭✭Dank Janniels


    You just know its gona go off track and crash somewhere here!


  • #109
    spring lane jack
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    It would be nice if it landed in Cork then it would complement the Ballycotten ship wreck..


  • #110
    Gremlinertia
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    It's nowhere near the middle east going by the map - over Italy right now (if it hasnt "landed")

    Maybe it's returning to sender

    I don't know what's going on, the link currently shows it over india at an altitude of 160km


  • #111
    shtpEdthePlum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 556 ✭✭✭shtpEdthePlum


    It's definitely coming down anyway going by that, I hope the lack of clarity is because it's breaking up.


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  • #112
    fritzelly
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    Seems to be falling fast now


  • #113
    BorneTobyWilde
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    https://twitter.com/Uuriftci17/status/1391191544594579457


  • #114
    shtpEdthePlum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 556 ✭✭✭shtpEdthePlum


    Turkey or somewhere in that video?


  • #115
    fritzelly
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    shtpEdthePlum wrote: »
    Turkey or somewhere in that video?

    Sounds like and matches the time


  • #116
    shtpEdthePlum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 556 ✭✭✭shtpEdthePlum


    Lol he's actually a footballer


  • #117
    Gremlinertia
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    Nearing western oz now?


  • #118
    Atlantic Dawn
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    GDY151


    Who would be the highest bidder for it?


  • #119
    fritzelly
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    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    Nearing western oz now?

    Defo heading for Oz


  • #120
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 18,576 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    This is almost as much fun as following the snow thread except no one is saying let it be me


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  • #121
    shtpEdthePlum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 556 ✭✭✭shtpEdthePlum


    https://youtu.be/29HGFep3Zek
    Live tracker


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