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UPDATE
The UARS satellite is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 24th September, 2011 @ 04:16 GMT  ± 2 hours.

UARS
1 21701U 91063B   11267.04854895  .16366428  11908-4  16416-3 0  6403
2 21701 056.9324 262.4906 0004743 314.5742 045.6605 16.50724185109178

Period:       87.82 minutes
Inclination: 56.93°
Apogee:     170 km
Perigee:     163 km
Average orbital velocity: 7.804 km/s
Revolution Number: 10921 
Predicted Location:  30.9°N, 218.9°E

 

@West London

It will be very low 10 - 20 degrees above the horizon for you



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Will we get  a pass at about 4:08 in the UK. what inclination will it be.

Have tried to see each pass but no luck yet.

Do the calculations allow for the craft slowing.



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And despite earlier reports that it would not come screaming and flaming into the skies of the U.S.,  that might have changed.
The latest projections, as of Friday evening is that the space junk would come down in the overnight hours.
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I've never seen anything quite like this before, seen lots of satellites crossing over before and the odd shooting star but this was much much brighter.   Took me quite by surprise.

thanks

Christian

Broadstairs, UK



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@Christian Cooper

It sounds like a meteor...
The satellite moves like a plane / Cylon Starfighter, and takes a couple of minutes to cross the sky... moving west to east.

But, the satellite may have shed some material (satellite satellite material?) that rapidly burned up like a meteor though...It was crossing the sky at that time.



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I've just seen (approx 2.35am BST) a bright green streak pass over, about ESE, best described like a falling firework but travelling more horizontally.  Lasted for about a second.  Was this the satellite?

Christian Cooper

Broadstairs, UK



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Can you dodge a falling satellite?

Nasa, which owns the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), estimates it will break into about 26 parts, the heaviest weighing about 158kg, which is equivalent to a very large person.
The debris will include three batteries, four wheel rims and four fuel tanks, and their speed when they hit the ground or the ocean will vary.
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Ed ~ there are anecdotal stories of people dodging cannonballs during the Crimean war.



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UARS Satellite Groundtrack:  Belgium



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UARS Satellite Groundtrack: Scotland

(Last chance to see it...probs)



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@Anonymous

My Jedi skills tell me you are looking at Jupiter.

It will be visible from Belgium at about 1:34 UT - 1:42 UT.

Ed ~ Sorry for the minimal replies, but this site is just a News portal (The chat room section is elsewhere).



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