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from Yahoo : GOCE satellite set to crash down to Earth in coming days, but experts aren't sure where it will land

 

A European space satellite that has been mapping the Earth’s gravitational field is set to crash down to Earth in the coming days, and it could provide a “real treat” for space watchers.

But could GOCE (pronounced “GO-chay”), which is set to make an “uncontrolled entry” into the atmosphere, present a risk to anyone on the ground?

 

“For the most part, these uncontrolled re-entries are the norm,” Space.com’s Tariq Malik told Yahoo News in a phone interview. “It’s not so much that we’ve been lucky to not get hit by one as it is the planet is so big.”

 

The European Space Agency does not know exactly when GOCE, short for Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, will crash to Earth, and experts there don't know exactly where it will land. But the general consensus is that it will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere sometime between Friday and Monday.

 

“It’s rather hard to predict where the spacecraft will re-enter and impact,” the ESA’s Rune Floberghagen told the New York Times. “Concretely our best engineering prediction is now for a re-entry on Sunday, with a possibility for it slipping into early Monday.”

 

And if all goes well, people may be able to watch the satellite safely enter the atmosphere and explode into a fireball of smaller fragments.

 

“The one thing I’m really wondering about is where the re-entry might be visible from,” Malik said. “It’s very instructive to watch this stuff burn up. From the ground, it’s like watching a giant fireball. If that happens, viewers on the ground could really get a treat.”

 

 

 

Watch your head as it might fall onto you .... [sweatdrop]

 

Wonder where is a nice spot to watch the re-entry, Mount Faber or Telok Blangah Height garden ... [sly]

 

 

 

 

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Toothiewabbit

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Wonder where is a nice spot to watch the re-entry, Mount Faber or Telok Blangah Height garden ... [sly]

 

 

 

 

These places people go to....got no time to watch re-retry wan la [sly]

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2BDriver

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Reading your thread title, first thing came into my mind is [sweatdrop] " bird dropping " by migratory birds from Phillipines escaping Heiyan Super Typhoon [:p][laugh]

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from Yahoo : GOCE satellite set to crash down to Earth in coming days, but experts aren't sure where it will land

 

A European space satellite that has been mapping the Earth’s gravitational field is set to crash down to Earth in the coming days, and it could provide a “real treat” for space watchers.

 

But could GOCE (pronounced “GO-chay”), which is set to make an “uncontrolled entry” into the atmosphere, present a risk to anyone on the ground?

 

“For the most part, these uncontrolled re-entries are the norm,” Space.com’s Tariq Malik told Yahoo News in a phone interview. “It’s not so much that we’ve been lucky to not get hit by one as it is the planet is so big.”

 

The European Space Agency does not know exactly when GOCE, short for Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, will crash to Earth, and experts there don't know exactly where it will land. But the general consensus is that it will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere sometime between Friday and Monday.

 

“It’s rather hard to predict where the spacecraft will re-enter and impact,” the ESA’s Rune Floberghagen told the New York Times. “Concretely our best engineering prediction is now for a re-entry on Sunday, with a possibility for it slipping into early Monday.”

 

And if all goes well, people may be able to watch the satellite safely enter the atmosphere and explode into a fireball of smaller fragments.

 

“The one thing I’m really wondering about is where the re-entry might be visible from,” Malik said. “It’s very instructive to watch this stuff burn up. From the ground, it’s like watching a giant fireball. If that happens, viewers on the ground could really get a treat.”

 

 

 

Watch your head as it might fall onto you .... [sweatdrop]

 

Wonder where is a nice spot to watch the re-entry, Mount Faber or Telok Blangah Height garden ... [sly]

 

 

 

 

MBS sky park serves a good purpose!

 

btw, how come cannot agar the landing place one.

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They lost control of the satellite ... [sly][sweatdrop][sweatdrop]

I thought they can know the exact location of the satellite and can calculate agar agar will kena where..

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They lost control of the satellite ... [sly][sweatdrop][sweatdrop]

Don't know it's going to hit where on earth [sweatdrop] major Life Insurance Companies must be crossing their fingers for minimum casualties :wacko:

I thought they can know the exact location of the satellite and can calculate agar agar will kena where..

Bull eye hit into PMO [confused]

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Don't know it's going to hit where on earth [sweatdrop] major Life Insurance Companies must be crossing their fingers for minimum casualties :wacko:

Bull eye hit into PMO [confused]

skali it really happened...u kana lim kopi....they say u hijack satellite!!!! cialat!

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lol! Fongmy is "worrying" for them ma!

worry for what? Fella oso seldom come office!!! he as the head have no time to be in the office....somemore its the weekend!

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dun worry, it will definitely drop into USA......as in all hollywood movies......they have lots of heroes to prevent the catastrophe

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It will fall just before a ERP gantry, slides thru, ERP capture unit without cashcard.

LTA will then send a love letter over to onwer of GOCE.

meanwhile passes thru many traffic junctions and crosses it when the light is red.

 

also not to forget our speed cameras.

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