(meteorobs) artificial meteor

[Wayne Hally]

It is not currently listed on the upcoming reentries page, which is supposed
to go out 5 days in advance:

http://reentrynews.aero.org/upcoming.html

According to Heavens-Above, the current orbit is 217 x 221 km, so it's got a
ways to go before reentry. The very circular orbit will make it very hard to
predict the actual reentry location.

http://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=20638&lat=40.672688&lng=-74.90294&
loc=High+Bridge&alt=104&tz=EST

Wayne


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Subject: (meteorobs) artificial meteor

artificial meteor

On or about 20 to 22 October the ROSAT will reenter the atmosphere. As the
point of reentry is still unknown(?) will there any one be either listening
for reflective signals or possible VLF signatures?
Thank you
George John Drobnock.

http://www.heavens-above.com/

ROSAT Reentry Prediction Updated
Written by Marcia Smith
Tuesday, 18 October 2011 13:30
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has updated its prediction for when the
ROSAT satellite will reenter.  The German-US-UK ROentgen SATellite
(ROSAT) will make an uncontrolled reentry between October 21 and 24.
This is a slightly narrower time window than the last prediction, which
lasted until October 25.   The x-ray astronomy satellite was launched in
1990 and does not have its own propulsion system. DLR estimates that 30
individual pieces of the satellite could survive the heat of reentry,
including its 1.7 ton main mirror.  The debris could fall anywhere between
53 degrees North latitude and 53 degrees South latitude, bearing in mind
that 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered with water so the threat
to populated areas is less than one might imagine.
http://spacepolicyonline.com/




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