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This article was written on May 18, 2012
Asteroid 2012 DA14 may hit communications satellite in (Feb 15) 2013
Asteroid 2012 DA14, discovered early this year by the LaSagra Observatory in Spain, will pass inside the geosynchronous satellite ring about 35,800 km above the equator on Feb. 15, 2013. Astronomers say the asteroid may hit a communications satellite. Quoting: article
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Same timeframe, Space.com released this:
One Earth radius is roughly 3,963 miles (6,378 kilometers) at the equator. So by this reckoning, the nearest 2012 DA14 can get to us next year is 12,680 miles (20,406 km).
For comparison, satellites in geosynchronous orbit circle our planet at an altitude of 22,245 miles (35,800 km). Other satellites orbit much lower. The International Space Station, for example, flies at around 240 miles (386 km) above the planet. Quoting: Space.com
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And, from National Geographic:
Approaching Asteroid May Get Close Enough to Smash Satellites Quoting: NationalGeographic [link to news.nationalgeographic.com]
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