[FPSPACE] U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down

[mattwriter at aol.com]

I assume they are planning to use a test missile from the sea-based ABM program?


-----Original Message-----
From: James Oberg <jeoberg at comcast.net>
To: Sven Grahn <svengrahn at telia.com>; Chris Faranetta <cfaranetta at spaceadventures.com>; fpspace at friends-partners.org
Sent: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 1:32 pm
Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down



They said they expect half to reenter within a day, the rest soon 
afterwards.

They will take their first shot soon after the shuttle lands.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sven Grahn" <svengrahn at telia.com>
To: "Chris Faranetta" <cfaranetta at spaceadventures.com>; 
<fpspace at friends-partners.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [FPSPACE] U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down


> If done at really low altitude, say 160 km, the debris that will remain 
> for
> a long time may be limited.
>
> Sven
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Faranetta" <cfaranetta at spaceadventures.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:46 PM
> Subject: [FPSPACE] U.S. Officials Say Broken Satellite Will Be Shot Down
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>> Will this generate any orbital debris?
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>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/science/14cnd-satellite.html?hp
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>> CF
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