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1,300-Pound NASA Research Satellite Will Come Crashing Down to Earth in the Next Few Hours
thegatewaypundit.com ^ | Mar. 10, 2026 | by Paul Serran

Posted on 03/11/2026 5:37:51 AM PDT by V_TWIN

A 600-kilogram NASA satellite will enter Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow.

The Van Allen Probe A research satellite, weighing approximately 600 kilograms and launched in 2011, is scheduled to enter Earth’s atmosphere on March 11.

The Space Force’s estimated reentry time is just that — an estimate. It will be updated in the coming hours, as more and better data come in.”

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; science; vanallenprobea
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To: V_TWIN

There is a “satellite graveyard” in South Pacific.
They try to steer useless satellites to drop in this area, where nobody lives and where there are hardly any ships.

Sometimes, the satellite gets totally out of control, and then it drops randomly. I am not sure about this one.


41 posted on 03/11/2026 8:04:27 AM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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To: deport

It could!


42 posted on 03/11/2026 8:07:31 AM PDT by econjack
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To: V_TWIN
...weighing approximately 600 kilograms...

No, it masses 600 kilograms. ;-D

43 posted on 03/11/2026 8:13:14 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: desertsolitaire

Yes, that was George.


44 posted on 03/11/2026 8:13:56 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: MplsSteve

They were all alive until the crew cabin hit the water.


45 posted on 03/11/2026 8:15:43 AM PDT by GingisK
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To: KingLudd

Remember the Taco Bell Target Promotion? Free Tacos if Skylab hit a floating target in the Pacific:

https://youtube.com/shorts/E9qSnkZDrIQ?si=Zq68b8U4kf7dtDm-


46 posted on 03/11/2026 8:19:15 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall)
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To: IYAS9YAS

That was a great series; I never understood why it only lasted two seasons.


47 posted on 03/11/2026 8:24:04 AM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: anton

CARB and the Coastal Commission.

Fart at the beach and those two agencies will lock your arse up in jail for twenty years.


48 posted on 03/11/2026 8:40:19 AM PDT by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: V_TWIN; All

Biden appointed federal judge overturns it and declares it must remain in orbit


49 posted on 03/11/2026 8:41:18 AM PDT by Mr. K (no i think 10%consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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To: V_TWIN

"Oh my God, they killed Kenny!"

50 posted on 03/11/2026 8:42:54 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: V_TWIN

Chicken Little, most likely.

The Van Allen Probe A, which launched in 2012, is expected mostly to burn up as it travels through the atmosphere, though some components may survive. The space agency said there is a one in 4,200 chance of being harmed by a piece of the probe, which it characterized as “low” risk.

wy69


51 posted on 03/11/2026 8:43:08 AM PDT by whitney69 (uire the )
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To: Ezekiel

Thanks for the ping. It’s a planned deorbit.

The Van Allen Probes Begin Final De-Orbit Maneuvers
5:38
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
52K subscribers
12,140 views
March 19, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_snYy9bIg9Q


52 posted on 03/11/2026 8:43:18 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: frank ballenger

My buddy’s brother was arrested and jailed for killing a bear that was trying to rip open his back door. The DA threw everything at him for a guilty plea.

“Forget it Jake, it’s California.”


53 posted on 03/11/2026 8:47:26 AM PDT by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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To: V_TWIN

Would it be wrong to pray that it falls on a the head of a specific person?


54 posted on 03/11/2026 9:39:49 AM PDT by bobbo666
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To: bobbo666

“Would it be wrong to pray that it falls on a the head of a specific person?”

I get your joke.

But as a Christian following the Bible, biblically the answer is yes it would be wrong.


55 posted on 03/11/2026 9:53:20 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
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To: V_TWIN
I hope it hits my neighbor's house. He always plays his stereo too loud.

-PJ

56 posted on 03/11/2026 9:57:10 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: KingLudd

I wish I could find a clip of John Belushi talking about Skylab on SNL.


57 posted on 03/11/2026 9:59:20 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait.)
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To: Larry Lucido

Don’t wish. Google.


58 posted on 03/11/2026 10:01:40 AM PDT by TexasGator (1'1/11.1II11.X11111.1~I11:/)
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To: TexasGator

Right. Because I never searched before and only “wished.” Geez.


59 posted on 03/11/2026 10:05:38 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait.)
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To: Larry Lucido

“Right. Because I never searched before and only “wished.” Geez.”

Why did you never search?


60 posted on 03/11/2026 10:08:55 AM PDT by TexasGator (11'1/11.1II11.X11111.1~I11:/)
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