(meteorobs) (Meteorobs) Next Artificial meteor

[drobnock]

 Next Artificial meteor

Before the end of this year 2011,   an other artificial meteoroid - the
German Satellite  ROSAT  is predicted to renter the earths atmosphere in
October or November 2011. The current scatter fields and on land visible
entry point is predicted to be in Canada.(CTV Ottawa)
http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111008/german-rosat-satellite-plunge-canada-potential-impact-zone-111008/20111008/?hub=OttawaHome

According to Scripps TV Station Group :

"Generally speaking, whenever a satellite re-enters the atmosphere,
about 20 to 40 percent of its mass  (estimated English tonnage 2.5 tons)
actually reaches the Earth's surface," Heiner Klinkrad, the German
Aerospace Center's senior space debris expert, said in a statement . "In
the case of ROSAT, this figure could be slightly higher because one of
its characteristic features is that it carries heat-resistant mirror
structures on board."
Read more:
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/local_news/water_cooler/germany's-roentgen-satellite-set-to-crash-in-the-coming-weeks#ixzz1aPg7QnP6

ROSAT Tracking "realtime"
http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=20638
http://www.infosatellites.com/rosat-satellite-tracking-norad-20638.html
http://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/86742-rosat-satellite-re-entry/page__pid__769402#entry769402

Why bother with the incoming  midden  field ? Please see the following
from 1946 and  1953:
http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/144/1/Zwicky.pdf
and
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1946PASP...58..260Z/0000260.000.html

And of course additional  research for VLF signature(?) capture.

George John Drobnock