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12-02-2009
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Well its finally happened - one of the Iridium phone satellites in low earth orbit has been wiped out after smashing into a defunct Russkie bird: _http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7885051.stm | ||
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12-02-2009
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| Amo Amas Amant Admin  Join Date: 18-11-2004 Location: Blackburn NW England (Siberia)
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My System: IDD CI24 ECONO MM Penta 1.20 Galaxy II 1.2Mtr Polar MTG yes it has been on the arc for 21 years and is still driven by a modified wiper motor from a Ford Anglia. It's like me sometimes groans but always performs Saved us from the black plague of ignoratio elenchi, he awaits a special badge with jugs |
It was only a mater of time really, I wonder where the debris is heading for, if it is dark it could be quite a spectacular sight when burning up upon re-entry. | ||
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12-02-2009
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My System: Mostly gathering dust cos there's no room for dishes here... :( The Sleepy Hollow pollracle has spoken! | Is this the beginning of the end of communication satellites as we know it? Just think, no more sky, assuming the debris managed to get up that far...  | ||
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12-02-2009
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My System: 1.2m motorised qualitv decoder manhatten blind search decoder echostar 3600ip | The collision happened 491miles above northern Siberia and has produced some 600 items of debris,which NORAD are tracking.It's unknown wether it wil affect the ISS or any other birds as of yet.  | ||
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12-02-2009
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My System: Dreambox 7025, Dreambox 500s, Technomate 6900 Super, Foxsat HD Freesat, 90Cm and 1.2 CM | The Yanks will not be best pleased, it is bound to be in the back of their minds if it is not burnt up be re-entry, that it might hit their only shuttle. I suppose that there is always the chance that this would happen sonner or later. I should think that they will have it well monitored. Regards Wez | ||
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22-02-2009
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| The jury is still out on whether the next Hubble repair can go ahead. _http://blogs.discovery.com/news_space/2009/02/debris-field-danger-could-nix-hubble-fix.html | ||
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01-03-2009
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| A debris tracking Google Earth plug-in. _http://www.barnabu.co.uk/satellite-collision-debris-tracking-in-the-google-earth-plug-in/ | ||
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01-03-2009
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| Site administrator Join Date: 26-07-2003 Location: Scottish Borders
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Blog Entries: 1 My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 6 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/10E/13E/16E/ 19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | Ive been polaying with the new Google Earth 5 beta - theres some nice extra stuff in there. Although the picture resolution in southern Scotland still sucks...... | ||
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