EU SST has warned of a possible collision risk today (9 Apr 2021) between two objects in LEO: https://twitter.com/EU_SST/status/1380120766071635968?s=20 It concerns defunct satellite OPS 6182 (1978-042A) and a Russian Soyuz rb (1981-041B). They will pass each other less than 10 meters, according to EU SST, with a 1 in 5 chance of collision. Encounter is at 17:18:21 UT (9 Apr) over NE Siberia at 790 km altitude, and almost head-on. Quick animation I made of the encountre geometry: https://vimeo.com/534789680 - Marco ----- Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. e-mail: sattrackcam_at_langbroek.org launchtower: http://launchtower.langbroek.org Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com Twitter: _at_Marco_Langbroek ----- _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Fri Apr 09 2021 - 04:30:38 UTC
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