German satellite expected to hit Earth on weekend

[formerjerseygirl]

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/GOCE/GOCE_gives_in_to_gravity
The End

 

[formerjerseygirl]

I guess none of the sites gave"real info". Makes you feel cheated watching "live time'.

 

[SeekingJana]

Glad it's over and down and apparently, disintegrated without hitting anyone or any structures of importance.

 

[danzn16]

Is it reported where it entered the atmosphere yet?


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[Brightbird]

Is it reported where it entered the atmosphere yet?


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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/GOCE/GOCE_gives_in_to_gravity

Close to 01:00 CET on Monday 11 November, ESA’s GOCE satellite reentered Earth’s atmosphere on a descending orbit pass that extended across Siberia, the western Pacific Ocean, the eastern Indian Ocean and Antarctica. As expected, the satellite disintegrated in the high atmosphere and no damage to property has been reported.

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

Well... Sounds like it ended well...

see y'all on November 14th... When the next one is supposed to come!

:seeya:

 

[LookingHoping]

Weird cause it still shows on the tracker. Well this was a bunch of fun for nothing excitingLOL http://www.satview.org/decay.php

 

[txsvicki]

Do the heavy pieces that come off fall where it comes apart or keep going along the path until they fall?

 

[SeekingJana]

Do the heavy pieces that come off fall where it comes apart or keep going along the path until they fall?

My understanding, after my spouse's very long lecture about orbital curves and the polar fields, is that once the satellite re-entered the earth's atmosphere, the pieces ( if there were any) fall to earth, not all in one place, so there is some trajectory in place, but within a small-ish debris field.
They don't fall in any orbital path. Gravity pulls them to the ground ( or ocean, whatever) because no opposing force is acting upon them. Hope this helps.

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

My understanding, after my spouse's very long lecture about orbital curves and the polar fields, is that once the satellite re-entered the earth's atmosphere, the pieces ( if there were any) fall to earth, not all in one place, so there is some trajectory in place, but within a small-ish debris field.
They don't fall in any orbital path. Gravity pulls them to the ground ( or ocean, whatever) because no opposing force is acting upon them. Hope this helps.

Thanks! that is interesting! :seeya:

 

[~n/t~]

The 1,100-kilogram satellite disintegrated in the atmosphere but about 25% of it — about 275 kilograms of “space junk” — slammed into the Atlantic between Antarctica and South America, a few hundred kilometres from the Falkland Islands, ESA said. It caused no known damage.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/1...the-atlantic-ocean-after-running-out-of-fuel/

 

[BeginnersLuck]

The 1,100-kilogram satellite disintegrated in the atmosphere but about 25% of it — about 275 kilograms of “space junk” — slammed into the Atlantic between Antarctica and South America, a few hundred kilometres from the Falkland Islands, ESA said. It caused no known damage.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/1...the-atlantic-ocean-after-running-out-of-fuel/

Well, I guess I won't find a piece when I rake my leaves then.

I'm off to play the lottery.

 

[formerjerseygirl]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1311/11goce/ I guess we should have been watching twitter.

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

The 1,100-kilogram satellite disintegrated in the atmosphere but about 25% of it — about 275 kilograms of “space junk” — slammed into the Atlantic between Antarctica and South America, a few hundred kilometres from the Falkland Islands, ESA said. It caused no known damage.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/1...the-atlantic-ocean-after-running-out-of-fuel/

Did any scientists ask the fish and sea life? :fish:

 

[passionflower]

2 days to track the next one!

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

Well, I guess I won't find a piece when I rake my leaves then.

I'm off to play the lottery.

Good luck with the lottery, BeginnersLuck! :crossfingers:

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

2 days to track the next one!

:skip:

 

[STEADFAST]

A man got a video of it re-entering. Picture at link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24907261

 

[Niner]

2 days to track the next one!

Will there be a "new" thread on the next satellite or are you going to use this one??

:wave:

 

[passionflower]

Will there be a "new" thread on the next satellite or are you going to use this one??

:wave:

I really do not know, probably this one.