GOCE, or Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, ran out of gas last month and has been steadily sinking towards the Earth. As the planet rotates, the satellite whizzes over nearly every point on Earth. Experts expect it to plunge harmlessly into the oceans that cover 70 percent of the surface of the planet. But what if it doesn’t? What if it takes out your old Accord?
DECAYED:
LOCATION AS OF 8:09PM 11/10/2013
LAT –14.00,LNG 93.50, ALT 117.35, SPEED 7.95
LOCATION AS OF 4:30PM 11/10/2013
LAT –13.40,LNG –27.4, ALT 137.63, SPEED 7.94
LOCATION AS OF 12PM 11/10/2013
LAT –54.08 ,LNG 47.98, ALT 140, SPEED 7.87
http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=34602
ALTITUDE OF THE ATMOSPHERE
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html
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