* Astronomy

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Home -> Astronomy News -> Mission News -> São Félix do Xingu Space Junk
Post Info TOPIC: São Félix do Xingu Space Junk
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
RE: São Félix do Xingu Space Junk
Permalink  
 

An Indian TES Military Surveillance spacecraft that was launched on October 22, 2001 aboard a PSLV Launch Vehicle from the Sriharikota space centre decayed on the 28th August 2006.

PSLV DEB 
1 27157U 01049DD  06240.38376440  .04441782  27830-5  32483-2 0  6122
2 27157 097.9992 044.8811 0023752 284.2795 076.6074 16.14977530258289
1 27157U 01049DD  06239.94938861  .02616570  99705-2  30323-2 0  6117
2 27157 097.9833 044.3789 0016087 279.7587 080.2584 16.11123742258218
1 27157U 01049DD  06239.88739223  .02533316  83279-2  29540-2 0  6104
2 27157 097.9844 044.3007 0014822 274.0126 086.6723 16.10657620258205
1 27157U 01049DD  06239.57648779  .01809049  25429-2  21796-2 0  6099
2 27157 097.9885 043.9242 0015870 283.8585 076.1665 16.08634261258153
1 27157U 01049DD  06239.20308414  .01657199  19345-2  21622-2 0  6082
2 27157 097.9812 043.4745 0014946 282.1722 077.7896 16.07243376258092



__________________
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

A large piece of space junk has fallen on the city of São Félix do Xingu, that is 695 km from Belém.
A sphere made of something similar to stainless steel, measuring about 80 centimeters of diameter and approximately a meter high, fell on a farm on the outskirts of the city.
The owner found the object last week.
A councillor of the city, was out walking when he came across the object. He informed officers of the Amazonian Monitoring Service(Sivam). The officials of the agency confirmed that the object was part of a communication satellite that was probably meant to have been ditched into the sea, but fell onto the country property.
According to Sivam, at the speed that the object must have fallen, it could have been a `tragedy` if it had fallen onto the urban area of the city. Where it landed no one was hurt.

The officers collected the satellite and they had taken it for the base in São Félix do Xingu.
A identification plate on the object indicates that it was part of an american rocket.

Source

__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Home -> Astronomy News -> Mission News -> São Félix do Xingu Space Junk


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard