Heat spike appeared on military satellite data

MSN.com ^ | 2-1-03 | MSNBC

[CharlotteVRWC]

See entire article, but this little tidbit is interesting

"A U.S. official also told Miklaszewski that a heat spike appeared on military satellite data around the time shuttle was reentering - it is being examined to see if it correlates to the shuttle and it breaking up. The highly-sensitive infrared satellite, known as the DSP, originally was developed to detect the heat spike of Soviet ICBM launches. As ground controllers gained familiarity and confidence in its capabilities, it has been used to detect everything from oil fires to volcanic eruptions the the explosion of TWA 800 in 1996."

[CharlotteVRWC]

See entire article, but this little tidbit is interesting

A U.S. official also told Miklaszewski that a heat spike appeared on military satellite data around the time shuttle was reentering - it is being examined to see if it correlates to the shuttle and it breaking up. The highly-sensitive infrared satellite, known as the DSP, originally was developed to detect the heat spike of Soviet ICBM launches. As ground controllers gained familiarity and confidence in its capabilities, it has been used to detect everything from oil fires to volcanic eruptions the the explosion of TWA 800 in 1996."

[CharlotteVRWC]

The article is entitled

Space shuttle crashes on re-entry Columbia plummets through Texas skies, claiming crew of 7 "

and is at http://msnbc.com/news/857733.asp?0cv=CA00#BODY

[knak]

what does that mean?

[Recovering_Democrat]

Much the same was shown on local weather radar: the heat from the smoke/contrail is immediately visible as a red and yellow streak across an otherwise clear sky.

[CharlotteVRWC]

If the heat spike isn't from the shuttle on re-entry, then it may be suspicious as to the cause of the heat spike.

[Camerican]

Quick, everybody, put on your tinfoil hats!!!!

[Steel Wolf]

Yes, the sequence should be very informative. I wonder how good the resolution is on that particular satellite. They may be able to tell excatly where the trouble originated.

[verity]

Call your health care professional!

[TomServo]

I wonder how good the resolution is on that particular satellite.

If the satellite is what I think they're talking about, there won't be a picture.

[OldFriend]

This sounds series, time to take a shower.

[Steel Wolf]

Well, there will be imagery, data, or some kind of information that may be useful in the analysis. Getting the appropriate clearances issues worked out for the investigation won't be to hard, although the general public will never see it.

[TomServo]

Well, there will be imagery, data, or some kind of information that may be useful in the analysis.

Sure. Like I say though, if it's the satellite I'm think of, the only imagery they'll see is a heat trace. May prove helpful, though.

[RugerM77]

>>>A U.S. official also told Miklaszewski that a heat spike appeared on military satellite data around the time shuttle was reentering <<<<

Anyone know where geographically would it have started re-entry?