Spy satellite to fall from orbit

I'm sure by now most readers of this newsgroup have seen the story of
the disabled spy satellite expected to fall from orbit about a month
from now.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/...dead_satellite

Anybody know which classifed satellite this is?

I read some speculation that it was a KH-11 class satellite which
would make it quite large. About the size of Hubble...

On Jan 30, 6:46*am, JS wrote:
I'm sure by now most readers of this newsgroup have seen the story of
the disabled spy satellite expected to fall from orbit about a month
from now.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/...dead_satellite
Anybody know which classifed satellite this is? *
I read some speculation that it was a KH-11 class satellite which
would make it quite large. *About the size of Hubble...

An amateur satellite watcher has said he thinks it
weighs up to 10,000 pounds.

Here's the AP story from today..
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/...dead_satellite
in which the authorities themselves are already saying
that it might hit North America.

The article points out that many amateurs track spy
satellites...so I've crossposted to sci.astro.amateur
to get a larger audience (at risk of being flamed for
mentioning satellites in an astronomy newsgroup).
I would like to know of any Web sites where this
satellite's demise will be tracked, on the faint hope
that, you know, I might be able to monitor them
and run outside at just the right moment to see
the thing go overhead, flaming (not of the newsgroup
variety).

--
Charles Packer
http://cpacker.org/whatnews
mailboxATcpacker.org

Charles Packer wrote:
On Jan 30, 6:46 am, JS wrote:
I'm sure by now most readers of this newsgroup have seen the story of
the disabled spy satellite expected to fall from orbit about a month
from now.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/...dead_satellite
Anybody know which classifed satellite this is?
I read some speculation that it was a KH-11 class satellite which
would make it quite large. About the size of Hubble...

An amateur satellite watcher has said he thinks it
weighs up to 10,000 pounds.

Here's the AP story from today..
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/...dead_satellite
in which the authorities themselves are already saying
that it might hit North America.

The article points out that many amateurs track spy
satellites...so I've crossposted to sci.astro.amateur
to get a larger audience (at risk of being flamed for
mentioning satellites in an astronomy newsgroup).
I would like to know of any Web sites where this
satellite's demise will be tracked, on the faint hope
that, you know, I might be able to monitor them
and run outside at just the right moment to see
the thing go overhead, flaming (not of the newsgroup
variety).

--
Charles Packer
http://cpacker.org/whatnews
mailboxATcpacker.org
At least one of the stories says it is USA 193

http://www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/467052.html

http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/e-305.htm

Should be a good show if it comes down near anyone.

Charles Packer wrote in news:3697f6b6-585e-4506-a04a-
:

I would like to know of any Web sites where this
satellite's demise will be tracked

http://www.heavens-above.com

http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html

Brian
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On Jan 30, 7:10 am, Charles Packer wrote:
On Jan 30, 6:46 am, JS wrote:

I'm sure by now most readers of this newsgroup have seen the story of
the disabled spy satellite expected to fall from orbit about a month
from now.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/...dead_satellite
Anybody know which classifed satellite this is?
I read some speculation that it was a KH-11 class satellite which
would make it quite large. About the size of Hubble...

An amateur satellite watcher has said he thinks it
weighs up to 10,000 pounds.

Here's the AP story from today..http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/...dead_satellite
in which the authorities themselves are already saying
that it might hit North America.

The article points out that many amateurs track spy
satellites...so I've crossposted to sci.astro.amateur
to get a larger audience (at risk of being flamed for
mentioning satellites in an astronomy newsgroup).
I would like to know of any Web sites where this
satellite's demise will be tracked, on the faint hope
that, you know, I might be able to monitor them
and run outside at just the right moment to see
the thing go overhead, flaming (not of the newsgroup
variety).

--
Charles Packerhttp://cpacker.org/whatnews
mailboxATcpacker.org

This Web site might be of some help:

http://www.reentrynews.com/upcoming.html

Latest news is that the U.S. will try to shoot down the errant
satellite believed to be in the KH-11 class. The pretext is that the
spy satellite contains "hydrazine propellant" that could be hazardous
to humans, but I wonder? I'm sure the military wouldn't want anyone
getting their hands on any debris falling over land...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/0...ite/index.html