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Spy Satellite to Hit Earth by late February to March
Guest_Bobby_*
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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- 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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