{"id":12031,"date":"2011-09-23T08:05:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T13:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=12031"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:32:23","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:32:23","slug":"look-out-incoming-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/12031-look-out-incoming-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Look Out!!! Incoming Satellite!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12033 alignright\" title=\"DuckAndCover\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/DuckAndCover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/DuckAndCover.png 285w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/DuckAndCover-163x120.png 163w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/DuckAndCover-190x140.png 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/>For those of you not old enough to remember <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skylab\">Skylab<\/a> and were somewhat disappointed with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fVQd9Ejkbiw&amp;feature=related\">Mir\u2019s rather \u201csafe\u201d descent<\/a> into the South Pacific, we\u2019ve got another game of \u201cWhere\u2019s the Satellite Debris Going to Land?\u201d ready to play today.<\/p>\n<p>According to NASA scientists, <strong>the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), which was decommissioned in 2005, is likely to re-enter Earth\u2019s atmosphere sometime either today or tomorrow<\/strong>, though it\u2019s expected to be some time this afternoon. Depending on when and where the six-ton satellite actually hits the atmosphere, the debris could land anywhere between 57\u00b0N and 57\u00b0S latitude.<\/p>\n<p>Why the uncertainty? In most cases, a satellite\u2019s reentry into the atmosphere is guided using its thrusters to alter its trajectory. The problem is that the UARS doesn\u2019t have any fuel left, so there\u2019s no way to control it.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean you need to hide in the basement all day.<strong> According to NASA, the risk of being hit is actually very small<\/strong>; \u00a0since we started launching satellites in the late-1950s, there have been no confirmed reports of an injury resulting from re-entering space objects. Nor is there a record of significant property damage resulting from a satellite re-entry.<\/p>\n<p>In the incredibly unlikely event that you find a piece of debris you think may be a piece of UARS, contact local officials. Apparently, some pieces may be hazardous&#8230;and they still are considered government property.<\/p>\n<p>Hmm&#8230; hazardous materials coming out of the sky at hundreds of miles an hour? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60\">Maybe a quick review of what to do<\/a> wouldn\u2019t hurt after all&#8230; ;-)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of you not old enough to remember Skylab and were somewhat disappointed with Mir\u2019s rather \u201csafe\u201d descent into the South Pacific, we\u2019ve got another game of \u201cWhere\u2019s the Satellite Debris Going to Land?\u201d ready to play today. 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