Nasa satellite visible above UK before crashing to Earth

Nasa satellite visible above UK before crashing to Earth

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Defcon5

6,193 posts

192 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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-Pete- said:
It's just heading away from Australia, heading South. It moves quite quickly...

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/indiainspace

Let's have another look outside around 10:30 wink
How accurate is that though? Where does it get its data from?

-Pete-

2,896 posts

177 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Defcon5 said:
How accurate is that though? Where does it get its data from?
I have no idea, but the speed seems right and I read elsewhere that it would pass South of England around 9pm, so it looks legit to me. A lot of the tracking sites have crashed due to server overload, apparently, but if you can find something more 'official' let me know.

If any of it falls in my garden, I'm going to put it straight on eBay.

0a

23,906 posts

195 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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So it's a bit like watching a roulette wheel, wondering where the 'ball' will land.

Wheelrepairit

2,910 posts

205 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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How high in the sky are we looking then folks.

Rude-boy

22,227 posts

234 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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so if it passed the uk at 20:45 in the east and is due to splash at midnight what time should we start getting cold again in the east?

LHRFlightman

1,941 posts

171 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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IS the next pass going to be visible from the South East? Heavens above suggests not. If I'm doing it right.

steviejasp

1,646 posts

166 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Its going to pass sussex according to heavens above and that other video link thing as far as i can see

Defcon5

6,193 posts

192 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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From the link posted earlier its going directly over London soon

steviejasp

1,646 posts

166 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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LHRFlightman

1,941 posts

171 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Amy idea of the time of the next pass over London

-Pete-

2,896 posts

177 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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About now, I think. Should be straight up...

Defcon5

6,193 posts

192 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Next few mins! To the windows!

Westy Pre-Lit

5,087 posts

204 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Puts on clean underwear just in case......

-Pete-

2,896 posts

177 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Well that was an anticlimax. Shall we do it again around 11:30? frown

JonnyFive

29,403 posts

190 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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You bds said 10:30 so theres me, sat there.. Waiting until 10:30, pop back on here to find you've all gone outside to watch it.

bds.

steviejasp

1,646 posts

166 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Didnt see a thing here

LHRFlightman

1,941 posts

171 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Didn't see a thing. Bugger.

Simpo Two

85,735 posts

266 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Ow

0a

23,906 posts

195 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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I went to look but then realised it was already in France. Will it be back?

ViperDave

5,531 posts

254 months

Friday 23rd September 2011
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Lots of aeroplanes over surrey but that was it