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A curious Navigational Warning has appeared for what appears to be a series of Space Debris deorbits.
The areas point to deorbit from a ~51-53 degree inclined set of orbits.
#Starlink mass #deorbit?
Some areas line up with ISS passes in the two time windows given, but (cont.)
A curious Navigational Warning has appeared for what appears to be a series of Space Debris deorbits.
The areas point to deorbit from a ~51-53 degree inclined set of orbits.
#Starlink mass #deorbit?
Some areas line up with ISS passes in the two time windows given, but (cont.)
2/x
(cont.) but AFAIK nothing will leave the ISS between now and August 10. And the areas south of Alaska do not line up with ISS groumndtracks in the given two time windows.
So my guess is multiple #Starlink deorbits (but I might be wrong).
(cont.) but AFAIK nothing will leave the ISS between now and August 10. And the areas south of Alaska do not line up with ISS groumndtracks in the given two time windows.
So my guess is multiple #Starlink deorbits (but I might be wrong).
4/x
After some discussion, it seems debatable whether Starlink satellites with their ion thrusters are capable of a controlled deorbit. So still no clear idea what this is.
After some discussion, it seems debatable whether Starlink satellites with their ion thrusters are capable of a controlled deorbit. So still no clear idea what this is.
The plot thickens: something NASA related apparently.
@planet4589, I wonder if it might be emergency landing zones for Starliner?
@planet4589, I wonder if it might be emergency landing zones for Starliner?
https://twitter.com/john__moe/status/1423762956114960385?s=20
(note that I initially missed this because the Navigational Warning versions e-mailed to subscribers do not mention this kind of information, while the kml version on the NGA website does)
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