7-ton NASA satellite set to fall

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And your morning coffee from McDonalds "may be hot" as well. I certainly don't want anyone suing NASA because they cut themselves on some sharp space junk.

Latest update holding with Friday afternoon.

Update #9
Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:01:35 PM GMT-1000

As of 9:30 p.m. EDT Sept. 22, 2011, the orbit of UARS was 110 mi by 115 mi (175 km by 185 km). Re-entry is possible sometime during the afternoon or early evening 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 hours.

www.nasa.gov...

you wait ages for one and another comes along right behind.


make sure you check by here when UARS touches down www.abovetopsecret.com...

Update #10 23 September 2011 15:45As of 10:30 a.m. EDT on Sept. 23, 2011, the orbit of UARS was 100 miles by 105 miles (160 km by 170 km). Re-entry is expected late Friday, Sept. 23, or early Saturday, Sept. 24, Eastern Daylight Time. Solar activity is no longer the major factor in the satellite’s rate of descent. The satellite’s orientation or configuration apparently has changed, and that is now slowing its descent. There is a low probability any debris that survives re-entry will land in the United States, but the possibility cannot be discounted because of this changing rate of descent. It is still too early to predict the time and location of re-entry with any certainty, but predictions will become more refined in the next 12 to 18 hours

www.nasa.gov...

i think my money would be that the pacific will be its final resting place.

Update: "A dead 6-ton satellite baffled NASA experts Friday by slowing its descent toward Earth and delaying its ultimate crash until the early part of the weekend."

news.yahoo.com... trike-delayed-162259374.html

Does anyone know anything about this? Scientists/Math people: is it normal/typical for a crashing satellite to slow down??