(meteorobs) meteorobs artificial meteor

drobnock drobnock at penn.com
Tue Oct 18 14:53:46 EDT 2011


 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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