cynics of PAP | send satellite crashing on u then u noe LOL

[red amoeba]

1degree 17 sec north...Singapore is in the zone...
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Singapore[/TD]
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WASHINGTON: The US space agency has narrowed down its prediction of when a defunct six-ton satellite will crash back to Earth, saying on Wednesday that it is expected to land on September 23, US time.

"The time reference does not mean that the satellite is expected to re-enter over the United States. It is simply a time reference," NASA said on its website.

"Although it is still too early to predict the time and location of re-entry, predictions of the time period are becoming more refined."

NASA had previously said the satellite could hit Earth as early as Thursday, September 22 or as late as Saturday, September 24.

All but 26 pieces of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) are expected to burn up on re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, but where exactly they will land remains a mystery.

Orbital debris scientists say the pieces will fall somewhere between 57 north latitude and 57 south latitude, which covers most of the populated world.

The debris footprint is expected to span 500 miles (800 kilometers).

UARS is the biggest NASA spacecraft to come back in three decades, after Skylab fell in western Australia in 1979.

The risk to human life and property from UARS is "extremely small," NASA said, adding that in 50 years of space exploration no one has ever been confirmed hurt by falling space junk.

More frequent updates are scheduled for 12, six and two hours before it lands.

But even at two hours out, debris trackers will not be able to predict landing with an accuracy greater than 25 minutes of impact, or within a potential span of 7,500 miles (12,000 kilometers), NASA said.

"Part of the reason it is so uncertain is the spacecraft itself is rather unwieldy looking and it tumbles and we can't predict exactly how it is going to be tumbling," said Mark Matney, an orbital debris expert at NASA.

"Even as it tumbles that could change exactly where it is going to land.

 

[Rogue Trader]

do you remember the poor farmer who was killed in his toilet when the RSAF plane crashed in Lim chu kang?

 

[no_faith]

which year?

 

[Received_by_Kings]

1degree 17 sec north...Singapore is in the zone...
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WASHINGTON: The US space agency has narrowed down its prediction of when a defunct six-ton satellite will crash back to Earth, saying on Wednesday that it is expected to land on September 23, US time.

"The time reference does not mean that the satellite is expected to re-enter over the United States. It is simply a time reference," NASA said on its website.

"Although it is still too early to predict the time and location of re-entry, predictions of the time period are becoming more refined."

NASA had previously said the satellite could hit Earth as early as Thursday, September 22 or as late as Saturday, September 24.

All but 26 pieces of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) are expected to burn up on re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, but where exactly they will land remains a mystery.

Orbital debris scientists say the pieces will fall somewhere between 57 north latitude and 57 south latitude, which covers most of the populated world.

The debris footprint is expected to span 500 miles (800 kilometers).

UARS is the biggest NASA spacecraft to come back in three decades, after Skylab fell in western Australia in 1979.

The risk to human life and property from UARS is "extremely small," NASA said, adding that in 50 years of space exploration no one has ever been confirmed hurt by falling space junk.

More frequent updates are scheduled for 12, six and two hours before it lands.

But even at two hours out, debris trackers will not be able to predict landing with an accuracy greater than 25 minutes of impact, or within a potential span of 7,500 miles (12,000 kilometers), NASA said.

"Part of the reason it is so uncertain is the spacecraft itself is rather unwieldy looking and it tumbles and we can't predict exactly how it is going to be tumbling," said Mark Matney, an orbital debris expert at NASA.

"Even as it tumbles that could change exactly where it is going to land.

I nominate 4 out of 6 redundant satellites to crash upon these ugly, useless, unintelligent and ungrateful Sporn fucks at various open-air settings. Contrarily we the loyalists will keep clear and keep safe.

 

[Rogue Trader]

which year?

must have been the 80s or early 90s

 

[singveld]

do you remember the poor farmer who was killed in his toilet when the RSAF plane crashed in Lim chu kang?

yeah i remember that.

good luck to you too.

 

[Rogue Trader]

yeah i remember that.

good luck to you too.

as proven by the farmer, a routine pang sai session also can die... so if it's time to go, it's time to go..

 

[red amoeba]

anyone seen anything odd falling from skies yet?

hope it don't crash onto the F1 practice session tonight LOL

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WASHINGTON: NASA on Thursday refined the crash course of a six-ton defunct satellite, saying it is likely to miss North America, though its exact landing spot remains unknown.

The careening space junk, which NASA insists poses little risk of hurting someone, is orbiting Earth every hour and a half, and is expected to fall sometime on Friday.

"Re-entry is expected sometime during the afternoon of September 23, Eastern Daylight Time. The satellite will not be passing over North America during that time period," NASA said its latest update issued Thursday at 7:44am (1144 GMT.

"It is still too early to predict the time and location of re-entry with any more certainty, but predictions will become more refined in the next 24 to 36 hours."

More frequent updates are scheduled for 12, six and two hours before it lands.

All but 26 pieces of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) are expected to burn up on re-entry into Earth's atmosphere.

The surviving chunks will include titanium fuel tanks, beryllium housing and stainless steel batteries and wheel rims. The parts may weigh as little as two pounds (one kilogram) or as much as 350 pounds (158 kilograms), NASA said.

Orbital debris scientists say the pieces will fall somewhere between 57 north latitude and 57 south latitude, which covers most of the populated world.

The debris footprint is expected to span 500 miles (800 kilometers).

The risk to human life and property from UARS is "extremely small," NASA said, adding that in 50 years of space exploration no one has ever been confirmed hurt by falling space junk.

There is a one in 3,200 chance that someone, somewhere in the world will be hit, according to NASA.

The US Department of Defense is monitoring its path and keeping all relevant federal agencies informed, including the US space agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

"No consideration ever was given to shooting it down," NASA spokeswoman Beth Dickey said.

The craft contains no fuel and so is not expected to explode on impact.

UARS is the biggest NASA spacecraft to come back in three decades, after Skylab fell in western Australia in 1979, but orbital debris experts say similar sized objects fall back to Earth about once per year.

NASA has warned anyone who comes across what they believe may be UARS debris not to touch it but to contact authorities for assistance.

Space law professor Frans von der Dunk from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Law told AFP that the United States will likely have to pay damages to any country where the debris falls.

"The damage to be compensated is essentially without limit," von der Dunk said, referring to the 1972 Liability Convention to which the US is one of 80 state signatories.

"Damage here concerns 'loss of life, personal injury or other impairment of health; or loss of or damage to property of States or of persons, natural or juridical, or property of international intergovernmental organizations.'"

However, the issue could get thornier if the debris causes damage in a country that is not part of the convention.

"The number of countries so far theoretically at risk is rather large, so there may be an issue if damage would be caused to a state not being party to the Liability Convention," he said.

 

[singveld]

as proven by the farmer, a routine pang sai session also can die... so if it's time to go, it's time to go..

yeah that is why i wishes you good luck, hope the satellite parts not hit your property and you.

 

[Fook Seng]

Don't worry. The Govt will take care if it.

 

[red amoeba]

I see some debris on the F1 track ysterday....not sure if it comes from the racing cars or this satellite :P

The six-tonne Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite belonging to NASA, the United States space agency, has
plunged to earth, showering debris over a still unknown part of the planet.
The bus-sized satellite first penetrated Earth's atmosphere somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, according to NASA
and the US Air Force's Joint Space Operations Center. But that does not necessarily mean it all fell into the sea.
NASA's earlier calculations had predicted that the 20-year-old former climate research satellite would fall over a
800km swath and could include land.
Because the plummet began over the ocean and given the lack of any reports of people being hit, that "gives us a
good feeling that no one was hurt", but officials didn't know for certain, NASA spokesman Steve Cole told the
Associated Press.
Risk 'remote'
The UARS, stretching 10.6 metres long and 4.5 metres in diameter, is the largest US satellite to plummet
uncontrolled into the atmosphere in about 30 years.
It is slimmer in comparison to NASA's 75-tonne Skylab station, which crashed to earth in 1979. Russia's last spaceSpace debris weighing up to 500kg is believed
to have survived incineration [EPA]
Source: Agencies
It is slimmer in comparison to NASA's 75-tonne Skylab station, which crashed to earth in 1979. Russia's last space
station, the 135-tonne Mir, crashed into the Pacific in 2001, but it was a guided descent.
NASA now plans for the controlled re-entry of large spacecraft, but it did not when UARS was designed.
The 5,897kg satellite was dispatched into orbit by a space
shuttle crew in 1991 to study ozone and other chemicals in
the atmosphere.
It completed its mission in 2005 and slowly lost altitude ever
since, pulled by the planet's gravity.
Most of the spacecraft is likely to have burnt up during its
descent through the atmosphere, but about 26 individual
pieces, weighing a total of about 500kg, are believed to have
survived the incineration and landed somewhere.
With most of the planet covered in water and vast
uninhabited deserts, the chance that someone could
have been hit by falling debris is 1-in-3,200, NASA said.
"The risk to public safety is very remote," it said.
ROSAT expected
Meanwhile, a German satellite is set to smash into Earth next month and the odds are even shorter that it could
come down in a populated area.
The UK's Telegraph newspaper said on Saturday: "The 2.4-ton Röntgensatellit, or ROSAT, has been spinning through
space for 12 years after it was switched off in 1999 after its guidance system broke ... However, it is now believed that
pieces of space junk weighing up to 400kg could smash into the planet’s surface as early as the end of October."
Approximately 20,000 pieces of space debris are in orbit around earth. Something the size of UARS falls back into
the atmosphere about once a yea

 

[Fook Seng]

I see some debris on the F1 track ysterday....not sure if it comes from the racing cars or this satellite :P

The six-tonne Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite belonging to NASA, the United States space agency, has
plunged to earth, showering debris over a still unknown part of the planet.
The bus-sized satellite first penetrated Earth's atmosphere somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, according to NASA
and the US Air Force's Joint Space Operations Center. But that does not necessarily mean it all fell into the sea.
NASA's earlier calculations had predicted that the 20-year-old former climate research satellite would fall over a
800km swath and could include land.
Because the plummet began over the ocean and given the lack of any reports of people being hit, that "gives us a
good feeling that no one was hurt", but officials didn't know for certain, NASA spokesman Steve Cole told the
Associated Press.
Risk 'remote'
The UARS, stretching 10.6 metres long and 4.5 metres in diameter, is the largest US satellite to plummet
uncontrolled into the atmosphere in about 30 years.
It is slimmer in comparison to NASA's 75-tonne Skylab station, which crashed to earth in 1979. Russia's last spaceSpace debris weighing up to 500kg is believed
to have survived incineration [EPA]
Source: Agencies
It is slimmer in comparison to NASA's 75-tonne Skylab station, which crashed to earth in 1979. Russia's last space
station, the 135-tonne Mir, crashed into the Pacific in 2001, but it was a guided descent.
NASA now plans for the controlled re-entry of large spacecraft, but it did not when UARS was designed.
The 5,897kg satellite was dispatched into orbit by a space
shuttle crew in 1991 to study ozone and other chemicals in
the atmosphere.
It completed its mission in 2005 and slowly lost altitude ever
since, pulled by the planet's gravity.
Most of the spacecraft is likely to have burnt up during its
descent through the atmosphere, but about 26 individual
pieces, weighing a total of about 500kg, are believed to have
survived the incineration and landed somewhere.
With most of the planet covered in water and vast
uninhabited deserts, the chance that someone could
have been hit by falling debris is 1-in-3,200, NASA said.
"The risk to public safety is very remote," it said.
ROSAT expected
Meanwhile, a German satellite is set to smash into Earth next month and the odds are even shorter that it could
come down in a populated area.
The UK's Telegraph newspaper said on Saturday: "The 2.4-ton Röntgensatellit, or ROSAT, has been spinning through
space for 12 years after it was switched off in 1999 after its guidance system broke ... However, it is now believed that
pieces of space junk weighing up to 400kg could smash into the planet’s surface as early as the end of October."
Approximately 20,000 pieces of space debris are in orbit around earth. Something the size of UARS falls back into
the atmosphere about once a yea

Difficult to tell as the debris on the F1 were very hot.