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Are you that narrow minded, that you think everyone you are talking to is the same way? Go find someone else to make accusations to.
Originally posted by NewAgeMan
For a Satellite breaking up, it's moving rather slowly, and horizontally, so I don't think that works because the "debris" would arc to a degree, and the light's wouldn't stay on like that and, there would be trails too which there are not.
Originally posted by Agent_USA_Supporter
reply to post by spacedoubt
Since its from slate and they claim that it was an satellite from April? thats rather impossible. So now in order to clam the down the fears. Its ok everyone its just a satellite from April.From satellites to Meteors this is how our MSM is trying to dumb us down, yet again.[
I just seems to make the most sense. But again, I would like to see Orbital Sciences Corp. to claim it as their stuff!
In what ways are they responsible for their leftovers?
These are meteorites. They look "big," but when you combine night time with many dust particles or stones that are thousands of degrees heated, they look bigger than they are. Them getting brighter and extinguishing clinches our correct conclusion here.
Originally posted by spacedoubt
reply to post by Komodo
Well, it IS re entering. From LEO to ZEO (Zero Earth orbit).
So at some point in re entry, it would be a 15k feet, and eventually no feet at all.
Much to slow for space junk.
Originally posted by spacedoubt
JrDavis
I do see a difference.
They are two different objects. So I would expect different behavior on reentry.
It depends on how the pieces come off the main body. Each piece has it's own unpredictable set of aerodynamic properties.
Some pieces may present a broad surface to the atmosphere, and could be made of very light materials.
Those would slow down quite a bit, compared to the main body, and appear to peel away.
However, something that has very few parts and is uncomplicated, may break apart into pieces that have the same density, and similar air resistance as the main body. Well, those would probably come close to matching the speed of the main body, for a lot longer. Therefore appearing to come down as if they were tied together, even if they aren't