Topic: Someone failed to yeild the right of way (Read 1027 times)

porthole · « **on:** February 12, 2009, 05:26:52 PM »

COLLIDING SATELLITES: Experts are calling it an "unprecedented event." Two satellites have collided in Earth orbit. Iridium 33 crashed into Kosmos 2251 on Tuesday, Feb. 10th, approximately 800 km over northern Siberia. Click on the image to launch a 2.3 MB animation of the collision:

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http://spaceweather.com/

planenut · « **Reply #1 on:** February 12, 2009, 06:22:00 PM »

something you don't read about eveyday

OhioDave · « **Reply #2 on:** February 12, 2009, 08:39:57 PM »

I also heard that the recently launched Iranian satellite is out of control....better keep those two wheels on the ground !

Wildrat · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2009, 08:58:00 AM »

We are also suppose to have a solar flare reaching Earth today or tomorrow. See what possible interesting things come from it.
I read somewhere that one idea they have as to why the sats collided was because of a flare.
Did you follow the story out and read about the HAM operator that was tracking sats with his PC, and some radio equip and a YAGI antenna. The Gov had an interest in him also. The Gov was concerned about it because if he could do it other 3rd world countries could also track them.
Back to solar flares, I guess there was a really strong one years ago that it caused a surge in the telegraph lines catching the paper the telegraph ops used to catch on fire. Almost makes me want to disconnect my computers and other electronics for the next couple of days.

willymax4 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2009, 11:59:53 AM »

OMG, if two sattelites can collide in outerspace with all that room with nothing in it (other than space junk which is relative to the amount of space there is) the odds of getting smucked here on earth are astronomicle considering the amount of earth junk competing for the same real estate.
that outta make ya feel better, huh?

Screamin · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2009, 12:03:53 PM »

I'll feel better now when someone says "it's not rocket science"

2018_FLTRXSE · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2009, 01:55:47 PM »

All that open area up there and they still manage to somehow collide... Dont the engineers calculate orbits, etc to prevent things like this?

porthole · « **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2009, 09:23:17 PM »

The rusky sat was a deadbeat. The Iridium sat ~~has~~ had the capability of being steered out of trouble IF they were warned of a potential impact.

Both sides are pointing the fingers at each other and the rest of the space world is wondering where all that debris is going to end up.

1Joker · « **Reply #8 on:** March 14, 2009, 12:44:57 PM »

I don't think our government or the russians would lie

2018_FLTRXSE · « **Reply #9 on:** March 14, 2009, 03:15:26 PM »

Quote from: 1Joker on March 14, 2009, 12:44:57 PM

I don't think our government or the russians would lie

Never in a million years!

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