Thats even more interesting Marco.....it was an amendement to an earlier notification.....I couldnt find the original ( 8/5501**** but see below ) , so I presume , as you say , that the original pre -dated the shootdown..... The notice was WIE , until March 9th ( but later mentions UFN ) So...in the light of the new info regarding the number of tracked pieces .....will that date be extended I wonder ? **** In fact here is the original......cancelled / replaced by 8/5536 /5501 8/5501 CANCELLED BY FDC 8/5535 ON 02/20/08 19:04 SPECIAL NOTICE .. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL 0803092300 UTC. AIRCRAFT ARE ADVISED THAT A POTENTIAL HAZARD MAY OCCUR DUE TO REENTRY OF SATELLITE USA-193 DEBRIS INTO THE EARTHS ATMOSPHERE. FURTHER NOTAMS WILL BE ISSUED IF MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. IN THE INTEREST OF FLIGHT SAFETY, IT IS CRITICAL THAT ALL PILOTS/FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS REPORT ANY OBSERVED FALLING SPACE DEBRIS TO THE APPROPRIATE ATC FACILITY TO INCLUDE POSITION, ALTITUDE, TIME, AND DIRECTION OF DEBRIS OBSERVED. WIE UNTIL UFN The reason for canellation was to add the contact number So 8/5536 was issued February 20thGMT ....just a few hours before the intercept. ( http://airspace.nifc.gov/mapping/nifc/BLMTFRcancelled.cfm check the cached version ) John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marco Langbroek" <marco.langbroek@wanadoo.nl> To: "John Locker" <john@satcom.freeserve.co.uk>; "satelliet lijst (SeeSat)" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 9:59 AM Subject: Re: Its raining bits ?????????????? > Regarding the NOTAM warning for debris coming down brought up by John 2 > days ago (http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Feb-2008/0581.html): > > In the comments to this topic on the Bad Astronomy blog: > > http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2008/03/01/pilots-watch-out-for-space-debris/ > > ...someone managed to dig up the actual date of issue of this NOTAM. It's > an old one, issued the 20th February. So *before* the ASAT strike on USA > 193. So it has a bit of a pre-emptive nature. > > - Marco > > > ----- > Dr Marco Langbroek - SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands. > e-mail: sattrackcam@wanadoo.nl > > Cospar 4353 (Leiden): 52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL > Cospar 4354 (De Wilck): 52.11685 N, 4.56016 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL > SatTrackCam: http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek/satcam.html > Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com > ----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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