Satellite Collision Debris Reported Falling

[ozone]

http://www.space.com/news/090215-satelllite-debris-reentry.html

I was amused that the description of the collision states the the Cosmos satellite "slammed into" the Iridium. My reading of this; " Drunken Russian Satellite fails to come to a full stop before crossing a known orbital path and hits a hapless American satellite lawfully cruising along. " :rofl:

This seems like blaming a reef for sinking a ship that ran into it.

 

[MajorTom]

Yes, they might as well have said "the functioning and ground-controlled Iridium slammed into the defunct and derelict Russian Cosmos 2251..." :dry:

 

[Zatnikitelman]

Or they could say "Russians develop new long-term ASAT!"

 

[Ark]

They issued an advisory to aircraft pilots? What are they gonna do, turn out of the way of a supersonic piece of debris?

 

[garyw]

In Soviet Russia, probe hails you (then runs you down for the cheek of being hailed).

 

[simonpro]

They issued an advisory to aircraft pilots? What are they gonna do, turn out of the way of a supersonic piece of debris?

It's America. If they didn't issue it then they'd probably get sued

 

[SiberianTiger]

RIA Novosti have reported that the debris left from the two collided satellites could fall into the lake Baikal and poison its waters with radioactive fallout. Oh goodness! :compbash2:

 

[Urwumpe]

RIA Novosti have reported that the debris left from the two collided satellites could fall into the lake Baikal and poison its waters with radioactive fallout. Oh goodness! :compbash2:

:rofl:

Wasn't the Lake Baikal already pretty mistreated? Or was it the Lake Aral?

 

[SiberianTiger]

:rofl:

Wasn't the Lake Baikal already pretty mistreated? Or was it the Lake Aral?

No, the Baikal is still in good shape (and taste) :lol:

 

[RangerPL]

In Soviet Russia, probe hails you (then runs you down for the cheek of being hailed).

*points to sig*