Yes , I agree the debris will not be long lasting , however "any" debris within the LEO range presents a danger....and in the short term , that danger has been increased. Looking forward about three months...based on the information available , about 60% of the debris will have decayed by May 29 .....most over the Pacific , by the end of August , half a dozen pieces may remain. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marco Langbroek" <marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl> To: "satelliet lijst (SeeSat)" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 9:21 AM Subject: Re: USA 193 graphic............. > > > John Locker schreef: > >> Strange that our earlier concerns about 193 being " removed " from orbit >> and the resultant debris field if it was , were met with derision in >> certain quarters ! >> Strikes me this bird is coming home to roost > > In all fairness: most of this material will be gone in a few weeks. It > will not form a long-lasting hazard. > > Maybe it will increase my chances to finally observe a decay though. > > - Marco > > > ----- > Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. > e-mail: sattrackcam@wanadoo.nl > > Cospar 4353 (Leiden): 52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL > Cospar 4354 (De Wilck): 52.11685 N, 4.56016 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL > SatTrackCam: http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek/satcam.html > Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com > ----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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