Update: falling satellite could impact eastern U.S.

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A satellite is in freefall. Zero G. Or close enough to it.

Originally posted by CLPrime
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It's moving to the west with each orbit. The last pass was off the East Coast. This one was up through the middle of the States.

It's moving FROM the west, right? Please don't mess with my head. Yes, off the east coast heading towards Asia. Last time I noticed, I have to go east to get there (from Florida)

Originally posted by Human_Alien

Originally posted by yourmaker
How long for one entire orbit of the planet?
or basically in dumb speak, how long does it take to get from one line on the map to the next?

I love when I have company in English diction!!!

One line? Which one. The one that goes Latitude or....hmmm this will be difficult. Ah hell, I give up....or the other way?

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lol...thats the best I could do. you're in good hands. my verbal talents are of a virtuous strain of intelligent banter. yes yes mhm mhm, you lost me.

passing over Ireland now.

Originally posted by yourmaker

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lol...thats the best I could do. you're in good hands. my verbal talents are of a virtuous strain of intelligent banter. yes yes mhm mhm, you lost me.

passing over Ireland now.

virtuous strain eh?

Originally posted by Phage
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A satellite is in freefall. Zero G. Or close enough to it.

Not 9 hours ago (was it in free-fall) when I posted that thread was it?
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Skies are mostly clear hear in SE Michigan. I hope they stay that way. I would like to see this thing if it does fly overhead during re entry.

For some reason this keeps popping in my mind..... It would be my luck!!!

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The satellite is moving in a generally easterly direction (NE, SE...it's all easterly-ish), but each successive orbit shifts to the west (because, as Phage pointed out, the Earth is rotating to the east "below" it).

Now its over Greece! MAN that thing is hauling butt!

When is this thing suppose to make reentry? Will the fire ball be visible from central Florida?

I need more bandwidth. My connection is crashing from all the bytes of ego on this thread.

Originally posted by leemachino
Skies are mostly clear hear in SE Michigan. I hope they stay that way. I would like to see this thing if it does fly overhead during re entry.

Really? Where I'm at in SE M it's cloudy everywhere around me. not fair.

Originally posted by CLPrime
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The satellite is moving in a generally easterly direction (NE, SE...it's all easterly-ish), but each successive orbit shifts to the west (because, as Phage pointed out, the Earth is rotating to the east "below" it).

edit on 23-9-2011 by CLPrime because: (no reason given)

Got it!

Man, I thought you were about to change the world I once knew. Good. So everything is copacetic and moving: west to east but....speeding up. In general. Not UARS however. That's slowing down. We're speeding up (this is EXACTLY why I used to take drugs 25 years ago! )

Originally posted by GenRadek
Now its over Greece! MAN that thing is hauling butt!

edit on 9/23/2011 by GenRadek because: (no reason given)

It goes around the world in 89 minutes, right Phage? CL? Help me here. Don't want to start false rumors.

So, if it is traveling 8000 miles in 89 minutes .....how fast is it going?

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82 minutes now, apparently. It's travelling at 7.81 km/s (4.85 mi/s). At that speed, I could get to the nearest mall in under 10 seconds. In fact, I could get to Shag Harbour in about half a minute.

Originally posted by lspilot6946
When is this thing suppose to make reentry? Will the fire ball be visible from central Florida? [/quote


Here's James Oberg:

Originally posted by JimOberg
Latest Space Command prediction is for entry across Africa in about 5 hours, just predawn over there. The track runs from Nigeria down across Namibia and South Africa, If it does come in there, expect a lot of fireball sightings and videos. Maybe even a few UFO reports.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Oh Rats! I'm in Florida. I sure hope nothing happens in the Orlando area!!!

With all the technology we have, you'd. Think they could find a way to guide it down, for Petes sakes!!!

Originally posted by CLPrime
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82 minutes now, apparently. It's travelling at 7.81 km/s (4.85 mi/s). At that speed, I could get to the nearest mall in under 10 seconds. In fact, I could get to Shag Harbour in about half a minute.

Km = Kilometers, right? What's the /s mean?


Ya know what?....to hell with all that, what's this equal to in miles?

Didn't this planet once agree for everyone to use the metric system? It's bad enough there of thousands of different languages but there's no reason why we're not all on the same math-page! Math should be Universal. Just like music!

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What's in the brackets is for people of your kind... 4.85 miles per second.

Originally posted by Human_Alien
Not 9 hours ago (was it in free-fall) when I posted that thread was it?
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Yes, 9 hours ago.
A satellite in orbit is in freefall. That's why astronauts, and everything else in it, are weightless.