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Navy to shoot down satellite



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Published Date: 20 February 2008
THE US navy is set to make a first attempt to shoot down an errant spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel tonight.
A notice to mariners broadcast yesterday warned of "hazardous operations" in an area of the Pacific Ocean west of Hawaii.

The move is because of the danger that the satellite's fuel tank could leak deadly gas if it reaches Earth.











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  • Last Updated: 20 February 2008 12:02 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

GalacticCannibal,

Murrieta, CA........captured from Mexico 1845 20/02/2008 00:22:00
OH Yeh.. tell us another.

If u think CHINA or RUSSIA will buy that crap reason ..they won't

Never trust the Pentagon.

GC
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John Blackley,

Winter Garden, FL 20/02/2008 01:33:27
So the USNS has actually declared a 1700 mile-long 'no-fly' zone above international waters in the Pacific. They've got (if I recall rightly) one battleship, two cruisers and various other craft out there, preparing.

So, anybody willing to give odds on a clean miss?
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airmick,

flying in florida 20/02/2008 06:04:09
Hey it's a dead bird, best to shoot her down, rather than take a chance of wacking someone with a half ton smack-down.
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gus1940,

Edinburgh 20/02/2008 09:12:42
Are US spy satellites not normally powered by nuclear reactors?
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57Nomad,

california 25/02/2008 16:22:07
#7 Gus

I think that solar power is used to generate the electricity used by the satellite. Positioning the repositioning the satellite is the other power requirement. This is where the hydrazine comes into play.

I do not believe that reactors are used on the spy birds, but I could be mistaken. It is on the very long missions, Jupiter, etc., where nuclear reactors are required.

 

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