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noikz · 27-01-08, 12:23 AM

"A "large" US spy satellite has gone out of control and is expected to crash to Earth some time in late February or March, government sources say."

Heads up.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Satellite could plummet to Earth

ShropshireBoy · 27-01-08, 09:42 AM

Bet they make sure it doesnt land on them

madrat · 27-01-08, 12:39 PM

lets hope it hits the white house whilst Bush is at home

nanochickin · 27-01-08, 12:43 PM

And when Gordon Brown is visiting

Analoguesat · 27-01-08, 01:31 PM

Ive been doing some resarch on this - its looking like the satellite concerened is "USA 193" a classified military sat launched in December 2006. Contact with it was lost shortly after launch...

If it is indeed USA 193 then a lot of places on earth are threatened when it comes down as shes in a 58 degree inclined orbit....

madrat · 27-01-08, 09:47 PM

trust the yanks.

bigwegg · 27-01-08, 11:47 PM

Yeah - whats on it? Some of these craft have radioactive stuff on them which runs a TEG. see Radioisotope thermoelectric generator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Is it a geo or a polar? Polar I'd have thought more likely to use TEG.

Analoguesat · 28-01-08, 07:53 AM

No-one outside the yankee war machine knows exactly whats on USA 193 - its a classified bird. Its not quite a polar orbit - its orbit covers 58N to 58S.

flashgordon1952 · 17-02-08, 05:31 PM

yes with luck on the top of the sky s chairman head. perhaps he wont get so greedy in the future

Analoguesat · 18-02-08, 07:44 AM

According to unconfirmed reports the Yankee war machine is making plans to shoot USA 193 down

27-01-08, 12:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
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27-01-08, 01:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: Satellite could plummet to Earth Ive been doing some resarch on this - its looking like the satellite concerened is "USA 193" a classified military sat launched in December 2006. Contact with it was lost shortly after launch... If it is indeed USA 193 then a lot of places on earth are threatened when it comes down as shes in a 58 degree inclined orbit.... __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

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madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 11 Thanked 83 Times in 72 Posts	Re: Satellite could plummet to Earth trust the yanks. __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*

27-01-08, 11:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigwegg Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Satellite could plummet to Earth Yeah - whats on it? Some of these craft have radioactive stuff on them which runs a TEG. see Radioisotope thermoelectric generator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Is it a geo or a polar? Polar I'd have thought more likely to use TEG. __________________ '3' it's the magic number

28-01-08, 07:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: Satellite could plummet to Earth No-one outside the yankee war machine knows exactly whats on USA 193 - its a classified bird. Its not quite a polar orbit - its orbit covers 58N to 58S. __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

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flashgordon1952 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 120 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Satellite could plummet to Earth yes with luck on the top of the sky s chairman head. perhaps he wont get so greedy in the future

18-02-08, 07:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: Satellite could plummet to Earth According to unconfirmed reports the Yankee war machine is making plans to shoot USA 193 down __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

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