A South Korean satellite could come close to space debris, officials said Saturday, prompting officials and space experts to come up with measures to avoid a possible collision.
The move came a day after the U.S. authorities warned of a possible collision between South Korea's Science and Technology Satellite 3 and a piece of debris measuring 20 centimeters in size.
The debris is one of thousands of pieces of debris produced by the 2009 collision between an inactive Russian communications satellite and an active U.S. commercial communications satellite.
The South Korean satellite could come as close as 23 meters to the debris above the Greenland Sea around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to the South Korean officials handling the issue.
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150103000084
LOCATION AT 12:25AM 2015-1-4 SK TIME
LOCATION AT 12:30AM 2015-1-4 SK TIME
LOCATION AT 12:00PM 2015-1-4 SK TIME
LOCATION AT 10:49PM 2015-1-4 SK TIME
ALL SAFE AND SOUND WITH THE POTENTIAL DEBRIS COLLISION AT ETA 9:30PM 1/4/2015 CONTACT.
Science satellite from South Korea carrying two principal sensors. MIRIS (Multi-purpose Infrared Imaging System) is for astronomy, providing infrared imagery of the galaxy and of the cosmic background . COMIS (Compact Imaging Spectrometer) is an instrument to provide infrared imagery for Earth environmental monitoring, land classification research, and monitoring of water quality.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=2013-066G
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