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UARS Satellite: Where Did Space Junk Land? Sep. 24, 2011 Crash

by NowPublic Staff | September 24, 2011 at 10:31 pm

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Where Did the UARS Satellite Land? Did It Crash on Land And Hit Anyone? Nope.

Many folks spent part of Friday night tracking the UARS satellite online or on TV. The satellite was slated to crash into earth sometime around September 24, 2011. Although the odds that anyone would actually get hurt by the satellite and the space junk it generated on re-entry, it garnered worldwide attention.

Where Exactly Did the UARS Satellite Land?

According to NASA, the UARS satellite fell somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, out of harm's way. The space debris was spread out " over a roughly 500-mile stretch across the northern portion of the Pacific." There are no reports that any space junk hit land.

There were parts that some space junk landed in Alberta, Canada but that proved to a hoax.

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stavky (not verified)

at 08:42 on September 27th, 2011

This bird was a spy satellite with proprietary technology that the government seeks to keep under close wraps.

viola cummins (not verified)

at 17:48 on September 25th, 2011

thank you for answering my question.

Scrivener

at 10:09 on September 26th, 2011

The dearth of hard data leads me to postulate that this bird was a spy satellite with proprietary technology that the government seeks to keep under close wraps. I can't believe the fairy tale that our rocket scientists can't track tons of debris from an object fallen from space. Our people are better than that, aren't they?

blank (not verified)

at 12:41 on September 26th, 2011

um didn't answer that much. sorry ppl who wrote this:(

hi hows it goin (not verified)

at 12:42 on September 26th, 2011

didnt read that much so what if i fail what do i care

Scrivener

at 08:58 on September 27th, 2011

Polly wanna cracker?

swstalkee@yahoo.com

at 21:12 on December 17th, 2011

I agree with you Stavky. Perhaps this was to be used against innoscent American citizens, in satelitte attacks on targeted individuals (Domestic terrorism)

Swstalkee~