ISS Debris coming home...in flames

[MeteorWayne]

<p>The Early Ammonia Servicer, which was discarded from the ISS Last July is about to reenter the atmosphere in the next day or so.</p><p>It's taken more than year for the ammonia tank to slowly slip down toward Earth due to atmospheric drag. During its time aboard the station, the tank served as a coolant reservoir to boost the outpost's cooling system in the event of leaks. Upgrades to the station last year made the tank obsolete, and engineers were concerned that its structural integrity would not withstand a ride back to Earth aboard a NASA space shuttle.<br /><br />Instead, they tossed it overboard, or "jettisoned" it in NASA parlance.<br /><br /><br /></p><p>Here's Tariq Malik's SDC story:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>http://www.space.com/news/081031-space-station-debris-reentry.html</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /><br />Here's a link to the latest prediction: Be sure to refresh it for any updates, since reentering debris prediction depends on the evolution of the orbit and interaction with the atmosphere.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>http://www.reentrynews.com/1998067ba.html</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[3488]

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="Discussion_PostTable"><tbody><tr><td class="Discussion_PostTableUser"><img class="PluckUserAvatar" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/12/13/cc6aa18b-0e6e-4f60-8d34-a17a6d70ee0e.Small.jpg" alt="" /> <div id="forumPostAuthor[1]" class="Discussion_UserName"><font color="#003399">TriedandTrue</font> </div><div class="Discussion_UserInfo">First post: 11/2/2008<br />Last post: 11/2/2008<br />Total posts: 1 </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">A piece of space trash the size of a refrigerator plunged into the Earth's atmosphere late Sunday to burn up over the southern Pacific Ocean, more than a year after an astronaut tossed it off the International Space Station, NASA officials said today. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Space station program manager Mike Suffredini told reporters the orbital trash, a 1,400-pound (635-kg) tank of toxic ammonia coolant, slammed into the Earth's atmosphere at an altitude of about 50 miles (80 km) as it flew above the ocean just south of Tasmania. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">"What debris may have been still together after re-entry, it fell into the ocean between Australia and New Zealand," Suffredini said during a NASA briefing. "I know a lot of folks were wondering what the end result of that was." </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">http://www.space.com/news/081103-space-station-debris-burnup.html</span></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<div id="post-265935" class="postcolor">BTW an update was issued, but posted until 17 hours after it's demise.<br /><br />http://www.reentrynews.com/1998067ba.html<br /><br />It shows reentry at 0423 UTC +/- 45 minutes. Based on the orbital chart, since reentry occurred south of Tasmania, reemtry actually occured approximately 0451 UT.<br /><br />In retrospect, the 4 day in advance prediction of 0346 UT (+/- 15 hours) was pretty good. Obviously the orbital parameters had changed quite a bit by the actual reentry time.<br /><br />Wayne </div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[earth_bound_misfit]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'> it fell into the ocean between Australia and New Zealand<br /> Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font size="2">Not surprising we have the cleanest oceans down here. Ammonia works wonders.</font></p><p><font size="2"><font><font face="arial"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Clayton Anderson </span></font></font></font>should get the nickname Handy Andy</font> <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif" border="0" alt="Laughing" title="Laughing" /></p><p><br /> <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/13/4/ad76ad4c-9011-4a22-94fd-26c1d9ebcdaa.Medium.png" alt="" /><br />&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> </p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------- </p><p>Wanna see this site looking like the old SDC uplink?</p><p>Go here to see how: <strong>SDC Eye saver </strong>  </p> </div>

 

[trailrider]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>BTW an update was issued, but posted until 17 hours after it's demise.http://www.reentrynews.com/1998067ba.htmlIt shows reentry at 0423 UTC +/- 45 minutes. Based on the orbital chart, since reentry occurred south of Tasmania, reemtry actually occured approximately 0451 UT.In retrospect, the 4 day in advance prediction of 0346 UT (+/- 15 hours) was pretty good. Obviously the orbital parameters had changed quite a bit by the actual reentry time.Wayne <br />Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV></p><p>"...south of Tasmania"?&nbsp; The devil you say! Where's Bugs Bunny when you need him?<img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cool.gif" border="0" alt="Cool" title="Cool" /></p>