Hi.All My feeling are there is more to this decaying sat,than meets the eye of media at this time.Over the years many US satellites have decayed back to earth with propellants on board that were dangerous. In the way the U.S. government is acting in this matter and the reports of no solar panels being observed.I am getting the gut feeling that this satellite may have been powered by a Snap type power unit.If so that could be the big worry over this sat. debris coming down over a land mass.If they take a shot at shooting it down I would put money on that I am right.Remember,no solar panels would make this satellite harder to be seen which is good thing if you put a spy satellite into orbit. The other downside of this is if a Snap type unit is on board, is that U.S. did not tell others on the planet before putting such a satellite into orbit.Major political fall out around the world.Just thinking!I thought I smelled rubber burning. Thomas Dorman Horizon City,Texas ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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