> The question has popped in and out of my mind for many years is do > very Low Orbiting satellites make supersonic noises until I saw a > very fast pass of #13576 over my friends house recently.about 25 > seconds after the > pass there was a very soft to medium noise almost like a supersonic > jet. > There were no planes around at this time and I noticed that the > satellite is on a reentry path on the 6th.Could it be in the upper > atmosphere and seperating the molocules making a supersonic noise? What exactly do you mean by "supersonic"? Sound cannot travel faster than sound. At sea level, it takes about 2 to 3 seconds for sound to travel 1 kilometer. At higher altitudes (lower atmospheric density), I imagine the speed would decrease. Jonathan Wojack tlj18@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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