BREAKING: North Korean Satellite Tumbling Out of Control

The orbit seems stable, as long as the point in which descent switches to ascent (and vice versa) stays the same. I noticed an anomaly in it's last time at the lowest point (perigee), the altitude report on the track was about 500km, but the listed altitude was 505km. I am not sure of the website though. I don't know if it has to do with the altitude of tracking stations or what, I am an amateur when it comes to this stuff.

All that being said, it has been up there for more than 24 hours and is most likely in a stable orbit, or else it would have burned up in re-entry by now.

As for it tumbling out of control, there is no way for any of us to know for sure. We have to take the word of the Authorities, Scientists, and Observers.

Let me re-iterate, the tumbling most likely refers to the way the satellite is pointed. It could be spinning every which way and still remain in orbit for years as a piece of expensive space junk.

CAll me nuts but i think NK put that bitch up on purpose so it would get smacked and maybe some secret biological crap would spread as its coming back for landing.

NK is a sneaky evil nation that way.

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Thanks CM.

They will keep track of it, even plot its course way into the future to make sure it is safe. If it is on a collision course with any of our stuff they would move it out of the way of this.

Space is so vast at that altitude that it is very hard for collisions to happen. Blowing it up would only make the problem worse, spreading more space junk.

The only safe way to bring it down is with a controlled de-orbit.

I predict that sometime in the next 20 years (if we survive) we will have a system of unmanned space vehicles working to de-orbit space junk, or collect it in some space station for recycling.

Charlie, can you help me.... Maybe I am missing something?

Can anyone help?

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Thanks

It will be making a pass over the eastern US very soon, not sure if spaceweather has this on their tracking database yet though for info on where to observe it.

eh it's overcast in my neck of the woods near NYC Charlie Murphy

41 seconds a mile

this should come down in around 3hrs?

Thanks for all the information CharlieMurphy! You are very knowledgeable.

About what time, Charlie? Georgia here.

The next pass would be over Texas heading N NW to over the Dakotas I think, not sure with this little map.

Your welcome

The problem was that the North Koreans weren't expecting the missile to actually work. When it did, they forgot to account for how to send the satellite up correctly.

Wait, this just in: Iran says that is has control of the wayward North Korean Drone! LMFAO Saying that they can duplicate the technology.....hahhahahahaha


In case you were unsure....Just making a joke! Some people might not get the sarcasm in that!

I am just ball parking here, but about 15 minutes, +/- 5 minutes. It is currently over South America.

It would be pretty high in the sky, to the east, moving from South to North. Lemme see if SW has it in their database...

Its going straight to South Korea...?

ALTITUDE [mi]: 323.48

Yea not in the spaceweather sat tracker, it might not even be visible, there is a lot of factors that go into it.

I know there is another good site for that stuff, it was called like "what did you see? Taking the U out of UFO's"

Their stupid country is tumbling out of control.

Everyone in the world hates them. The best way to reunify North Korea with South Korea is to offer North Korean soldiers free McDonald's for a year and maybe give them a Hyundai if they lay down their weapons and peacefully cross the border to the South, never to return.

why is it slowing down on top of S.Korea?

its pass, taking speed..

Last Edited by NagUrSol on 12/12/2012 07:51 PM

WTF

Holy SHIIIT

KMS-3 is over Koea now!


Steady as she goes:
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Is this thing remote controlled?

I am more than slightly sure that everyone is watching the wrong satellite...


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The one that NK launched is wandering over Indonesia at the moment.

LMAO Made in cHIna

Yea that is the one I am watching.

It's over Indonesia at the moment.

philipinas

signs in the heavens...