(meteorobs) 2 events- (no Quads) Reentry and meteorite?

[Marco Langbroek]

meteors at eclipse.net wrote:
> two news items today.
> 
> Here's a link to a spectacular reentry this morning.
> I beleive it was a Soyuz-U rocket body.
> 
> Of course, the newscasters incorrectly reported it as the Quadantid meteor
> Shower.
> 
> Nice video though!!
> 
> http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=1961501&version=14&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

Indeed, this was a reentry: a stage (06-063B, #29679) of the Soyuz rocket used 
to launch the French COROT space telescope on December 27th. Time, place and 
movement all closely coincide.

Its a beautiful video.

- Marco

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