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Blobrana · L

RE: UARS satellite re-entry

Date: Sep 23 22:48 2011

In US, here, East Coast.....

Date: Sep 23 22:40 2011

Blobrana wrote:
UARS Satellite Ground track: Visible now from the old Roman province of Britannia.
Orbital period: 87.82 minutes
Average orbital velocity: 7.804 km/s
Average altitude: 177 km

Ed ~ I'm clouded out so i can't confirm or refine the prediction times

Thank you for your concern. I'm in Milan (Italy) and i'm trying to understand if my head is in danger...

Blobrana · L

UARS Satellite Ground track: Visible now from the old Roman province of Britannia.

Orbital period: 87.82 minutes
Average orbital velocity: 7.804 km/s
Average altitude: 177 km

Ed ~ I'm clouded out so i can't confirm or refine the prediction times

Blobrana · L

UARS
1 21701U 91063B   11266.86654902  .06149022  11810-4  15485-3 0  6381
2 21701 056.9385 263.3992 0009808 001.9875 358.0646 16.45179821109149

Blobrana · L

UARS satellite Ground track: Visible now from Australia.

Blobrana · L

The UARS satellite will be visible from the UK from between 23:31 and 23:38 GMT/BST.

Blobrana · L

Solar activity is no longer the major factor in the satellite's rate of descent. The satellite's orientation or configuration apparently has changed, and that is now slowing its descent.
Source

Ed ~ Observers have reported that the brightness of the satellite is quite changeable, from -3 to 3, which can be explained by a chaotic tumbling of the satellite.

Blobrana · L

UARS satellite Ground track: Visible now from the Iberian Peninsula.

Blobrana · L

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