6-ton satellite will crash back to Earth

[mswhin63 (Malcolm)]

Hope it take an extra orbit and it will be visible from Perth, although not sure if the clouds are going to hamper any viewing though.

[Danack (Dan Ackroyd)]

For the current prediction if it lands ten minutes later than predicted it would be visible over much of South East Australia except for the huge amounts of cloud.

*shakes tiny fist at clouds*

[Danack (Dan Ackroyd)]

May be visible over the northern tip of New Zealand in 15-20 minutes.

[mishku]

*joins dan in fist shaking, contemplates some sort of blue sky inducing interpretive dance*

Originally Posted by Danack

For the current prediction if it lands ten minutes later than predicted it would be visible over much of South East Australia except for the huge amounts of cloud.

*shakes tiny fist at clouds*

[steve000 (Steve)]

Hi all useful last minute links, some are down..
Re entry map http://reentrynews.aero.org/1991063b.html
nasa http://www.nasa.gov/rss/uars_update.xml
nasa tv nothing yet http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
n2yo down atm http://www.n2yo.com/?s=21701
similar tracker issues http://www.infosatellites.com/uars-s...rad-21701.html
heavens above keep refreshing http://heavens-above.com/
tv of nasa tracking,, live and working !!! http://www.theweatherspace.com/news/...-tracking.html

[icytailmark (Mark)]

Why dont they just shoot it down?

[steve000 (Steve)]

They could.. or they could just let it land over brisbane.. i know what i prefer *grabs gloves and my heavy sack*

[naskies (Dave)]

Is the burn up going to be visible against the blue skies? I have my camera outside with a foil sunshades... here's hoping!

[leon]

Is it here yet,

Leon

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

Originally Posted by leon

Is it here yet,

Leon

Nope...still up there according to Heavens Above website. NASA better hope that it doesn't land anywhere near Albany WA or they might get issued another littering fine from the Albany council. To NASA credit they did pay the $400 fine for the Skylab littering...albeit 20 years late.

[mickkk]

Its down.

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

Originally Posted by mickkk

Its down.

What is your source for this?...websites have not confirmed that it has re-entered.

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Originally Posted by icytailmark

Why dont they just shoot it down?

Because there not chinese

[badabing82]

doesn't look down yet still being tracked

[RobF (Rob)]

Seems to be bouncing off the atmosphere - up to 4th bounce now supposedly.

[TinyBlueDot (John)]

Originally Posted by icytailmark

Why dont they just shoot it down?

Because there's enough space junk up in space already....

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-0...-warns/2868248

the Chinese blew up a sattie in 2007, and all the bits are still up there!!!

[icytailmark (Mark)]

nasa dont clean up after themselves leaving all their junk in space. Whats gunna happen when we start colonising space? We gunna have a rubbish space ship collector?

[capella (Steve)]

Originally Posted by icytailmark

nasa dont clean up after themselves leaving all their junk in space. Whats gunna happen when we start colonising space? We gunna have a rubbish space ship collector?

Red Dwarf?

[bartman (Bart)]

Heads up Adelaide, Alice and I guess Cairns-ish.
Bartman

[glenc (Glen)]

It will pass from Ceduna to Cairns soon, if it is still up there.
http://heavens-above.com/