Possible satellite collision on Thursday night

That's not how this works. Just because they collide doesn't mean the debris all rains down at the sub satellite point of the collision. In fact much of it will remain in orbit for years to come if that were to happen and pose a collision threat to other low orbit satellites. Some of it may end up on an immediate suborbital trajectory, but that does not mean it automatically lands in Antarctica. Some of it could even re-enter half an orbit later on the other side of the world.

something weird is going on with that James Webb scope,the one they say is way more powerful than hubble,it was launched and they must have spotted something scary out there in the Orion sendo field

Why doesn't NASA make a maneuverable orbiting space vacuum to suck up all the space junk instead of wasting billions on a boring space station?

That hasn't even launched yet.

That hasn't even launched yet.

Astro, can anyone in the world (ground level) see the possible collision tonight? If so, what time?

Space x has over 700 starlink satellites in orbit. I imagine a collision could result in some very exciting pinball action in space

Then, you know, probably widespread death... but first, Bing Bing bing!

Space x has over 700 starlink satellites in orbit. I imagine a collision could result in some very exciting pinball action in space

Then, you know, probably widespread death... but first, Bing Bing bing!

well it was a secret launch,it went way over budget so they had too,thats what I heard,but must be rumours

Today is Thursday pin this mutha

Commie trash threatens us once again.

Possible satellite collision.


Now for the real news:

Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft took Three hours and Three minutes from liftoff to docking – an absolute record in crewed spaceflights to the International Space Station!

I am going to get myself to the Baikonur cosmodrome to attend a Soyuz launch for sure!!!!

Roscosmos Rules!!!

I predict another fail on this supposed two satellites collision.

Right or wrong? Iime will tell. We will find out soon.

Wait and see.

Possible satellite collision.


Now for the real news:

Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft took Three hours and Three minutes from liftoff to docking – an absolute record in crewed spaceflights to the International Space Station!

I am going to get myself to the Baikonur cosmodrome to attend a Soyuz launch for sure!!!!

Roscosmos Rules!!!

i remember hearing about skylab crashing down as a kid,

i dont even remember where i heard it as there were three channels at the tine and no internet, and i didnt watch much tv as a kid..

but i remember thinking it was going going to crash out in our yard and i kept looking for it..

i guess i was 6 at the time,.i just looked it up..


still have no idea how i found about it at that age and why i thought it would be cool crashing down in the creek behind my house


anyway. keep us posted

Without a way to clean this stuff up, if they start colliding with each other, they will take out functioning satellites.

This is the latest from LeoLabs.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1316410780552699909

https://twitter.com/_/status/1316410784075972609

There's that Kiwi Space Radar I mentioned:

https://twitter.com/_/status/1316410789134245889