URGENT: NASA: U.S. back in UARS satellite strike zone!!!!

reply to post by jam321

Tracking a missile and predicting the re-entry of a dead satellite are not quite the same thing.
Missiles are easy.

My tracker has it flying over africa right now.

Originally posted by seeker11
reply to post by popsmayhem

 

really? damn...from fl? didn't think you could see it from there...strange.

I walked outside saw a bright light looking like it was moving quickly..

I google skied it!!
It said jupiter
Whoops

reply to post by jam321


I know right?
It's a joke!

I can kind of understand that it's difficult to predict when it will re-enter, lots of factors, blah blah blah... but once it's fallen and burnt in a fiery ball of burnyness.. do they really have to check with strategic command, and ask if everyone is okay over twitter???

FAIL.


(And does this mean there won't be any footage of it... )

reply to post by popsmayhem


haha. I thought that sounded mighty strange. Glad you sorted it out.

The west tip end of africa right now towards the top going down southward. how can it be down?

Originally posted by seeker11
reply to post by popsmayhem

 

haha. I thought that sounded mighty strange. Glad you sorted it out.

Been anticipating this satellite all day.

I want to see some action soooo bad!

Originally posted by cloaked4u
My tracker has it flying over africa right now.

Yeah.. it seems even though it may be down.. ( it would have hit just shy of Africa) The simulation is still running.. so now you know the spaceflightnow thing was just a simulation based on projected data not live data all this time, or the graphic would have stopped moving.

That sucks. can't trust anybody.

reply to post by Deplume

NORAD is who tracks satellites.
I'm not sure they would be able to track a satellite that low over the middle of the Pacific.

infosatellites.com hs it over Africa as well at 97.62 miles. Heavons above seems to be slightly ahead of infosatellites.com but on same path.

Originally posted by jam321
Makes you wonder how good government will be if they ever have to track an incoming missile.

We'd never know. Based upon this, they'd be buried in a bunker with their head between their legs without giving a hint of warning. We would be notified by a bright flash about a 1/2 second before our skin melted off our bones. But hey, I'm cool with that....so long as I don't have more than a second to think about it.

In the ocean, traveling on the west side beaches of africa going south still.

Landed in Africa?

I hope no exotic animals were harmed during the falling of this satellite.

reply to post by popsmayhem


This isn't URGENT at all dude. It's a small satellite that won't cause any significant damage.

reply to post by Phage


You're telling me that regular radar couldn't detect 26 fast moving pieces of metal?

It still doesn't fill me with confidence...


Also; ''checking with strategic command'' that's a phone call, all of what... five minutes? lol

reply to post by Deplume

Not if it's over the horizon it can't.

reply to post by Phage


Well its 11:52 pm here on the beach and i'm looking out over the water...don't see anything...no streaks of light, no moon men, ack..I dropped my beer...Mutters.. slipped on some of that BP oil crap thats still floating up on the beach....

Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Deplume

 

Not if it's over the horizon it can't.

I hate to say it, but phage is correct.

reply to post by Phage


But there's radar all over the place... how else do we stop planes from hitting each other?
Call me a berk, but I thought that was the point of radar, to detect objects.. Surely another country could confirm with their radar, if it's not close enough to the ones used in the U.S.?

reply to post by Deplume

Well, then. You should call and express your outrage. Better yet write your congressman!