[amsat-bb] Re: NASA Says ...

2011-09-24 Thread Paolo Mattiolo
That's incredible that NASA still is not sure with precision where the sat fall down!! 73 de in3aqk On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Clint Bradford wrote: > We can now confirm that #UARS is down! Debris fell to Earth between 11:23 > p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23, and 1:09 a.m. EDT Sept. 24. -NASA >

[amsat-bb] Re: NASA Says ...

2011-09-24 Thread Ken Ernandes
It is not an uncertainty. A large satellite can break up and different pieces can re-enter at different times. I experienced this working the orbital decay of the Apollo 9 Lunar Module back in 1981. FYI Apollo 9 did a lunar landing rehearsal in Earth orbit. 73 Ken N2WWD Sent from my iPad