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Originally posted by astrogolf
Could this be a sattelite thrown up in a rush response to a developing situation with some type of defensive surveillance capability?
Originally posted by snowspirit
OK, now they're still saying they have absolutely no idea what it was and they have checked with everyone, and still no answers. Fox news.
GreenEyedLeo, maybe you should tell the guy you know, that they are actually saying they don't know if this is a threat or not now. He should tell someone something if he knows something, NORAD, or Northcom or someone.
They don't even know if it was accidental or on purpose.
Originally posted by snowspirit
OK, now they're still saying they have absolutely no idea what it was and they have checked with everyone, and still no answers. Fox news.
GreenEyedLeo, maybe you should tell the guy you know, that they are actually saying they don't know if this is a threat or not now. He should tell someone something if he knows something, NORAD, or Northcom or someone.
They don't even know if it was accidental or on purpose.
Originally posted by butcherguy
reply to post by woogleuk
It is a local affiliate of CBS news, I would give it credence. They filmed the launch from a news helicopter.
Seems legit to me.
Originally posted by krashx6
This is now the TOP story on Google news...
news.google.com...
Also they removed "missle" from the title so it just says contrail now.
Originally posted by harrytuttle
While rare, launching a satellite towards the west (retrograde orbit) is possible, but it is an expensive endeavor as it requires a lot more fuel to get the object into space. There also needs to be a reason to do this, which we have not yet heard.
Originally posted by Daughter2
Originally posted by SeanU
NOTAM for LA.
KZLA LOS ANGELES A2832/10 – THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ARE REQUIRED DUE TO NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION ACTIVATION OF W537. IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, ALL NON-PARTICIPATING PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID W537. IFR TRAFFIC UNDER ATC JURISDICTION SHOULD ANTICIPATE CLEARANCE AROUND W537 AND CAE 1176. CAE 1155 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. CAE 1316 & CAE 1318 WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. CAE 1177 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR OCEANIC TRANSITION. W537 ACTIVE, CAE 1176 CLOSED. SURFACE – FL390, 09 NOV 20:00 2010 UNTIL 10 NOV 01:00 2010. CREATED: 08 NOV 20:52 2010
What does this mean? Did they close the airspace after the launch? What is W537? What are non-participating pilots?