[amsat-bb] Re: NASA Says ...

[Ken Ernandes]

It is not an uncertainty.  A large satellite can break up and different pieces can re-enter at different times.  I experienced this working the orbital decay of the Apollo 9 Lunar Module back in 1981.  

FYI Apollo 9 did a lunar landing rehearsal in Earth orbit.

73 Ken N2WWD

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On Sep 24, 2011, at 4:11 AM, Paolo Mattiolo <mattiolo at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's incredible that NASA still is not sure with precision where the sat
> fall down!!
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> 73 de in3aqk
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> On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Clint Bradford <clintbradford at mac.com>wrote:
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>> We can now confirm that #UARS is down! Debris fell to Earth between 11:23
>> p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23, and 1:09 a.m. EDT Sept. 24. -NASA
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>> Clint Bradford
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