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Nice transit Richard I happened to have two videos of this unknow looking Satellite taken about two weeks ago. I cant see the boom on my but it does have the round shape. I just dont know how to post this videos on Space weather. If any one knows what satellite or thing this is please let us know thanks.
Posted by castillo82 2013-12-02 14:17:31
Just leaving work, so that's all from me at the moment :P
QuoteThis sequence spans 36 milliseconds of real time. The object was moving East at 1 degree per second.
What that speed tells me is there is a very good chance this is a satellite in high earth orbit crossing between the observing telescope and the sun. This speed would have crossed into and out of the sun image far far faster than something actually in close orbit of the sun.
thank you Wartoad, that was one of the suggestions as it took the internet by storm.
Any idea what sort of satellite? Round with an arm? Or would it be more likely to be a distortion?
Considering the sheer quantity of live and dead satellites in orbit (as well as a mind numbing amount of space junk) I think people will just be taking stabs at which one it was.
Quote from: WarToad on December 04, 2013, 01:20:51 PM
Considering the sheer quantity of live and dead satellites in orbit (as well as a mind numbing amount of space junk) I think people will just be taking stabs at which one it was.
In fact NORAD know where most of the big stuff is. They track anything in Earth orbit so they know when something else appears and to allow safer space travel. In fact it is NORAD who supply the info for NASA and the ISS to avoid debris.
QuoteU.S. Space Command
Commander in Chief: Gen. Ralph Eberhart
The U.S. Space Command consists of the Army, Navy and Air Force space commands, the Department of Defense Manned Space Flight Support Office, Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center and 14th Air Force.
Its various missions include controlling a fleet of satellites that provide ballistic missile warning, communications, weather and navigation, and positioning support for America's armed forces. Space Command also provides space-based ballistic missile support warning to theater commanders for theater ballistic missile defense. The same support is also provided to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) for the protection of North America against ballistic missile threats. Space Command's control center is located in Cheyenne Mountain and also tracks satellites and space debris and warns U.S. space system operators of potential danger to their satellites.
http://www.public-action.com/911/norad-spacecommand/
I'm not sure who tracks solar orbit junk but it is probably also NORAD with different satellite data.
It is the same people who have the answer as to whether there are likely space craft that originate in places other than Earth. It is these craft and not saucers that are in my opinion evidence that there are intelligent ETs visiting the general vicinity of Earth.
It also would not surprise me if there was a second facility with the same capability in case anything happened to that one (perhaps several). The military - I'm sure Sgt Rock will tell you - unless they are idiots must operate a redundant system. I'd suggest candidates would include Pine Gap but I won't say more in case I piss off the big boys. :)
Sinny, that boom is probably just a simple solar panel. They do stick out pretty far. One might be able to calculate the ratio of boom to diameter and classify the object better.
i can answer one question
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/orbital_debris.html..
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Tracking Debris
The Department of Defense maintains a highly accurate satellite catalog on objects in Earth orbit that are larger than a softball.
NASA and the DoD cooperate and share responsibilities for characterizing the satellite (including orbital debris) environment. DoD's Space Surveillance Network tracks discrete objects as small as 2 inches (5 centimeters) in diameter in low Earth orbit and about 1 yard (1 meter) in geosynchronous orbit. Currently, about 15,000 officially cataloged objects are still in orbit. The total number of tracked objects exceeds 21,000. Using special ground-based sensors and inspections of returned satellite surfaces, NASA statistically determines the extent of the population for objects less than 4 inches (10 centimeters) in diameter.
Collision risks are divided into three categories depending upon size of threat. For objects 4 inches (10 centimeters) and larger, conjunction assessments and collision avoidance maneuvers are effective in countering objects which can be tracked by the Space Surveillance Network. Objects smaller than this usually are too small to track and too large to shield against. Debris shields can be effective in withstanding impacts of particles smaller than half an inch (1 centimeter).
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Space Debris and Human Spacecraft
Sept 27, 2013
Space debris is tracked as it orbits Earth.
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More than 500,000 pieces of debris, or "space junk," are tracked as they orbit the Earth. They all travel at speeds up to 17,500 mph, fast enough for a relatively small piece of orbital debris to damage a satellite or a spacecraft.
Quote from: Pimander on December 04, 2013, 02:32:15 PM
In fact NORAD know where most of the big stuff is. They track anything in Earth orbit so they know when something else appears and to allow safer space travel. In fact it is NORAD who supply the info for NASA and the ISS to avoid debris.
I'm not sure who tracks solar orbit junk but it is probably also NORAD with different satellite data.
Oh, no, I'm not arguing that. There are several agencies that track orbital objects. I was just saying for random people on a forum not knowing where the telecope was that took that picture was precisely, and at what point in time those captured miliseconds were from, what specific known object could have crossed through that location/time/visual window, would just be stabbing at names.