Amateur Astronomers Zero-in On Downed Satellite

by Mitch Battros – Earth Changes

NASA’s decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) fell back to Earth between 11:23 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 23 and 1:09 a.m. Sept. 24, 20 years and nine days after its launch on a 14-year mission that produced some of the first long-term records of chemicals in the atmosphere.

Amateur astronomers associated with the American Meteor Society believe their cross reference to NASA’s official calculation as stated above indicate debris may have fallen near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Rob Matson, a member of the American Meteor Society said in his correspondence with members: “I think we’ve got a good match — looks like reentry would have occurred around 21:20 PDT (24 Sep 04:20 UT) south of Calgary, Alberta… If true, pieces should be recoverable.”

The precise re-entry time and location of debris impacts have not been determined by NASA. During the re-entry period, the satellite passed from the east coast of Africa over the Indian Ocean, then the Pacific Ocean, then across northern Canada, then across the northern Atlantic Ocean, to a point over West Africa. The vast majority of the orbital transit was over water, with some flight over northern Canada and West Africa.

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And here is a bit of humor on the finding of the satellite: Video:http://bit.ly/kD4xup