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Spy Satellite to Hit Earth by late February to March
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post Jan 27 2008, 04:47 AM
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Just read at MSNBC that a large U.S. spy satellite will hit Earth by the end of February or early March.
Better keep our hard hats ready??? rolleyes.gif

Here is the article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22857051/
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post Feb 18 2008, 09:34 PM
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Firing a missile to 200 km altitude isn't that difficult (after all the Germans did it back in 1942). Launching from an aircraft at 50,000 feet does help, but the reason ASAT was aircraft-borne was mainly for the flexibility and quick-reaction capability. An aircraft can launch almost anywhere in the wrld and in any direction.
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- Bobby   Spy Satellite to Hit Earth by late February to March   Jan 27 2008, 04:47 AM
- - PhilCo126   CNN also has the story: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TE...   Jan 27 2008, 01:01 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Of course there's the obligatory sensational A...   Jan 27 2008, 03:58 PM
- - nprev   Cosmos 954 was the first thing I thought of as wel...   Jan 28 2008, 04:00 AM
- - Tman   Hi, according Calsky it seems to be satellite ...   Jan 28 2008, 01:06 PM
- - PDP8E   Here are the images of US-193 in orbit. Credit Jo...   Jan 30 2008, 08:37 PM
- - PDP8E   Breaking: US Military to Shoot Down USA-193 Spy S...   Feb 14 2008, 06:42 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (PDP8E @ Feb 14 2008, 10:42 AM) Bre...   Feb 14 2008, 08:21 PM
- - Floyd   I think they are more interested in destroying sec...   Feb 14 2008, 09:10 PM
|- - ugordan   All that debris will probably end up reentering fa...   Feb 14 2008, 09:16 PM
- - edstrick   "I think they are more interested in destroyi...   Feb 15 2008, 07:49 AM
|- - helvick   Excellent summary Ed - the reporting has certainly...   Feb 15 2008, 08:58 AM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (helvick @ Feb 15 2008, 12:58 AM) T...   Feb 15 2008, 09:53 AM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (helvick @ Feb 15 2008, 03:58 AM) T...   Feb 15 2008, 05:05 PM
- - edstrick   I gather the spooks like to deorbit their birds, r...   Feb 15 2008, 10:21 AM
- - nprev   I was wondering why they'd design the thing wi...   Feb 15 2008, 10:53 AM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (nprev @ Feb 15 2008, 05:53 AM) I w...   Feb 15 2008, 05:08 PM
|- - Tom Tamlyn   Ed, Thanks for that thoughtful and knowledgeable ...   Feb 15 2008, 07:16 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Feb 15 2008, 09...   Feb 15 2008, 08:55 PM
- - tty   If this was launched on a Delta 2 it must have bee...   Feb 15 2008, 01:36 PM
- - Jim from NSF.com   Highly doubtful 1. NRO hasn't used a west co...   Feb 15 2008, 05:03 PM
- - djellison   Strong enough to maintain pressure on orbit, but w...   Feb 15 2008, 11:25 PM
- - nprev   I was thinking of something with a lower melting p...   Feb 15 2008, 11:57 PM
- - edstrick   The problem is that there is NO good replacement f...   Feb 16 2008, 10:02 AM
- - mchan   Well, it's good that the US has the capability...   Feb 16 2008, 05:04 PM
- - nprev   Ahh, I'm chemically illiterate...I meant N2H4,...   Feb 16 2008, 05:25 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (nprev @ Feb 16 2008, 12:25 PM) Ahh...   Feb 16 2008, 10:27 PM
- - mchan   If the intercept is successful in mitigating the h...   Feb 16 2008, 05:55 PM
- - nprev   I don't know if the US Navy, nor the DoD itsel...   Feb 16 2008, 06:10 PM
- - nprev   ...NRO might see it differently, Jim; bet that the...   Feb 16 2008, 11:17 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (nprev @ Feb 16 2008, 06:17 PM) .....   Feb 17 2008, 02:24 AM
|- - NGC3314   QUOTE (nprev @ Feb 16 2008, 05:17 PM) .....   Feb 19 2008, 05:54 PM
- - nprev   I wouldn't advocate adding more penetrations t...   Feb 17 2008, 02:47 AM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (nprev @ Feb 16 2008, 09:47 PM) 1. ...   Feb 17 2008, 07:08 PM
|- - mchan   QUOTE (nprev @ Feb 16 2008, 06:47 PM) I w...   Feb 21 2008, 08:07 AM
- - Sunspot   Some questions: The intention is to break the spa...   Feb 18 2008, 07:33 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (Sunspot @ Feb 18 2008, 11:33 AM) W...   Feb 18 2008, 10:50 PM
|- - jaredGalen   Do we have any idea what the debris field will be ...   Feb 19 2008, 10:37 AM
- - PhilCo126   I'm a bit amazed that anti-satellite missiles ...   Feb 18 2008, 07:39 PM
- - tty   Firing a missile to 200 km altitude isn't that...   Feb 18 2008, 09:34 PM
- - Tman   http://spaceweather.com/ (19. Feb) reports that ru...   Feb 19 2008, 11:10 AM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Tman @ Feb 19 2008, 03:10 AM) If t...   Feb 19 2008, 04:28 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Feb 19 2008, 11:28 A...   Feb 19 2008, 06:45 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   I get your point, but come on now there is no such...   Feb 19 2008, 08:42 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Feb 19 2008, 03:42 P...   Feb 20 2008, 12:49 AM
|- - tedstryk   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Feb 20 2008, 12...   Feb 21 2008, 11:57 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Feb 21 2008, 06:57 PM) ...   Feb 22 2008, 01:53 AM
|- - tedstryk   That's fine. The conversation was not only...   Feb 22 2008, 02:28 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   http://www.space.com/news/080219-satellite-shootdo...   Feb 20 2008, 03:09 AM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Feb 19 2008, 10:09 P...   Feb 20 2008, 06:05 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Feb 20 2008, 07...   Feb 20 2008, 06:09 PM
||- - helvick   I know this is a stupid question and I'm sure ...   Feb 20 2008, 06:55 PM
||- - ugordan   QUOTE (helvick @ Feb 20 2008, 07:55 PM) w...   Feb 20 2008, 06:59 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Feb 20 2008, 10...   Feb 20 2008, 07:07 PM
|- - helvick   If I'm understanding ugordan's explanation...   Feb 20 2008, 08:22 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (helvick @ Feb 20 2008, 09:22 PM) M...   Feb 20 2008, 09:31 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (ugordan @ Feb 20 2008, 04:31 PM) A...   Feb 21 2008, 02:59 AM
- - Tman   Time and location of this first shot down attempt ...   Feb 20 2008, 05:43 PM
- - stevesliva   I heard somewhere that the KV was only 10kg... can...   Feb 20 2008, 09:13 PM
- - rlorenz   A couple of things crack me up about this whole bu...   Feb 20 2008, 11:31 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (rlorenz @ Feb 20 2008, 06:31 PM) A...   Feb 20 2008, 11:34 PM
|- - helvick   ugordan - yeah I got a better quality envelope and...   Feb 21 2008, 02:22 AM
|- - rlorenz   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Feb 20 2008, 06...   Feb 21 2008, 06:31 AM
- - Pavel   http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=24802...   Feb 21 2008, 03:04 AM
- - centsworth_II   MSNBC.com and CNN.com reporting a hit. No story,...   Feb 21 2008, 03:53 AM
- - dvandorn   CNN just ran the story about 20 minutes ago, repor...   Feb 21 2008, 04:01 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   Space/AP Navy Hits Satellite With Heat-Seeking Mi...   Feb 21 2008, 05:14 AM
- - volcanopele   I am still waiting for the video from the missile....   Feb 21 2008, 07:42 AM
|- - ugordan   They need time to clean out the aliens from the fo...   Feb 21 2008, 07:49 AM
|- - mchan   QUOTE (ugordan @ Feb 20 2008, 11:49 PM) T...   Feb 21 2008, 08:19 AM
- - CAP-Team   How much more space debree is now orbiting Earth?   Feb 21 2008, 09:00 AM
|- - ugordan   And, more importantly, anyone know if there's ...   Feb 21 2008, 09:44 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (CAP-Team @ Feb 21 2008, 09:00...   Feb 21 2008, 09:54 AM
|- - helvick   Immediately after the impact there was quite a lot...   Feb 21 2008, 09:58 AM
- - jaredGalen   Apparent FEMA document outlining the satellite ree...   Feb 21 2008, 11:12 AM
- - Sunspot   As expected some of the British press are using th...   Feb 21 2008, 11:12 AM
- - djellison   Which bits of the British Media? I've got som...   Feb 21 2008, 11:23 AM
|- - jaredGalen   QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 21 2008, 11:23 AM)...   Feb 21 2008, 11:38 AM
- - Sunspot   It was the lead story on Newsnight last night....a...   Feb 21 2008, 11:29 AM
- - djellison   But fuel soaked shrapnel from their own failed LV...   Feb 21 2008, 11:41 AM
|- - jaredGalen   QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 21 2008, 11:41 AM)...   Feb 21 2008, 11:42 AM
|- - ugordan   Politics... I don't know whether to laugh or c...   Feb 21 2008, 11:46 AM
- - Tman   There's a video from the military that shows t...   Feb 21 2008, 01:57 PM
- - stevesliva   The BBC radio I heard in my car this morning inclu...   Feb 21 2008, 02:42 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (stevesliva @ Feb 21 2008, 09:42 AM...   Feb 21 2008, 02:50 PM
|- - djellison   I presume the tank was fairly central in the space...   Feb 21 2008, 02:58 PM
- - Tman   There's more from the debris cloud right after...   Feb 21 2008, 02:52 PM
- - stevesliva   I was definitely ready to believe the implication ...   Feb 21 2008, 03:40 PM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (stevesliva @ Feb 21 2008, 10:40 AM...   Feb 21 2008, 05:50 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (Jim from NSF.com @ Feb 21 2008, 12...   Feb 21 2008, 09:32 PM
- - centsworth_II   If the fuel tank is one meter in diameter, and the...   Feb 21 2008, 04:03 PM
- - PhilHorzempa   Now that we see that we are able to successfully d...   Feb 26 2008, 11:02 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (PhilHorzempa @ Feb 27 2008, 12:02 ...   Feb 26 2008, 11:10 PM
- - nprev   Not a bad idea! It'll take a few more year...   Feb 26 2008, 11:14 PM
- - Stu   Might be more "cost effective", but afte...   Feb 26 2008, 11:37 PM
- - nprev   Yeah...<sigh>...I feel ya, Stu, but this act...   Feb 27 2008, 12:24 AM
|- - Jim from NSF.com   QUOTE (nprev @ Feb 26 2008, 07:24 PM) Yea...   Feb 27 2008, 12:29 AM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (nprev @ Feb 26 2008, 06:24 PM) I d...   Feb 27 2008, 03:39 AM
- - nprev   Thanks for the clarification/feedback, guys. Botto...   Feb 27 2008, 04:10 AM
- - mchan   HST does not have a big tank of frozen hydrazine l...   Feb 27 2008, 07:48 AM
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