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YET ANOTHER rogue satellite to crash to Earth.....wtf
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[quote:Astromut:MV8xNjc3MTI3XzI3NzE3MzUxXzNENjc1OTc4] [quote:Blueacres:MV8xNjc3MTI3XzgxRUJCMTU0] How many does that make over the last year? [/quote] If it were the next one to decay, it would be the 29th satellite this year, not counting spent rocket bodies or bits of debris. For comparison, 54 satellites decayed in the year 2000, not counting rocket bodies or debris. [/quote]
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""A redundant satellite is falling back to Earth and experts have no idea where it will come down.
The largest single fragment of ROSAT that could hit into the earth is the telescope’s heat-resistant mirror, which weighs 1.76 tons.The satellite will re-enter the atmosphere at a speed of 17,400 mph .Scientists are no longer able to communicate with the German satellite ROSAT, which orbits the earth every 90 minutes, and estimate there is a one in 2,000 chance it will hit someone.""
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Good luck to that poor bugger!
How many does that make over the last year?
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