German satellite, Roentgen SATtelite (Rosat) fell to the earth's surface, yesterday. After becoming space junk since 1999, the German Space Agency (DLR) estimates Rosat into the surface of the Earth's atmosphere at around 01:45 GMT (08:45 GMT) or 02:15 GMT (09:15 GMT), Sunday morning, October 23, 2011.
Until now, DLR has yet to confirm the location falls Rosat. So it is with other space agencies, such as the United States Space Agency (NASA).
However, the page called Rosat Spaceweather.com fall on land in the territory of Northern Thailand. On that page, a satellite expert Harro Zimmer called Rosat Rosat entering Earth's atmosphere at around 01:56 GMT (08:56 GMT), at coordinates 21.33 North latitude and 100.32 east longitude.
During this time, mainland rarely fall into the location of space junk, because it usually falls in the ocean. Even so, there has been no official confirmation also from the Government of Thailand regarding the location of the fall of Rosat.
Previously, Rosat predicted falls around the Pacific Ocean. However, there are also predictions that call Rosat fall in Southeast Asia.
Before the so-called falling in Thailand, Rosat predicted fall in Southeast Asia in the eastern Indian Ocean Sri Lanka; near the Andaman sea off the coast of Myanmar; or near the Bay of Bengal, in the sea area between East and West India Indonesia.
This minivan-sized satellite is expected to burn in the atmosphere, but still there are 30 fragments weighing 1.87 tons of other parts that did not burn and fall freely to the earth. Rosat largest debris that are expected to fall to earth is a system of heat-resistant mirror, made of special carbon material.
The satellite weighs 2.69 tons was launched at Cape Canaveral, Florida in 1990 and no longer used in 1999. Rosat used to examine the origin and composition of the spectra and energy distribution of X-ray radiation in the universe. Rosat therefore took the name of Wilhelm Roentgen, who is the inventor of the x-ray.
Although no longer in free fall after use, less likely to fall on settlement Rosat. The probability Rosat fell on the settlements is 1: 2,000. With a population of earth to reach nearly 7 billion, then the potential injured Rosat one individual is 1: 14 trillion.
Until now, DLR has yet to confirm the location falls Rosat. So it is with other space agencies, such as the United States Space Agency (NASA).
However, the page called Rosat Spaceweather.com fall on land in the territory of Northern Thailand. On that page, a satellite expert Harro Zimmer called Rosat Rosat entering Earth's atmosphere at around 01:56 GMT (08:56 GMT), at coordinates 21.33 North latitude and 100.32 east longitude.
During this time, mainland rarely fall into the location of space junk, because it usually falls in the ocean. Even so, there has been no official confirmation also from the Government of Thailand regarding the location of the fall of Rosat.
Previously, Rosat predicted falls around the Pacific Ocean. However, there are also predictions that call Rosat fall in Southeast Asia.
Before the so-called falling in Thailand, Rosat predicted fall in Southeast Asia in the eastern Indian Ocean Sri Lanka; near the Andaman sea off the coast of Myanmar; or near the Bay of Bengal, in the sea area between East and West India Indonesia.
This minivan-sized satellite is expected to burn in the atmosphere, but still there are 30 fragments weighing 1.87 tons of other parts that did not burn and fall freely to the earth. Rosat largest debris that are expected to fall to earth is a system of heat-resistant mirror, made of special carbon material.
The satellite weighs 2.69 tons was launched at Cape Canaveral, Florida in 1990 and no longer used in 1999. Rosat used to examine the origin and composition of the spectra and energy distribution of X-ray radiation in the universe. Rosat therefore took the name of Wilhelm Roentgen, who is the inventor of the x-ray.
Although no longer in free fall after use, less likely to fall on settlement Rosat. The probability Rosat fell on the settlements is 1: 2,000. With a population of earth to reach nearly 7 billion, then the potential injured Rosat one individual is 1: 14 trillion.