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Old 05-05-2021, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by b0bd0herty View Post
Thanks for posting this. The originator posted/quoted, "Space debris trackers observed it moving slowly and unpredictably..."

1) It's not moving slowly... just below orbital speed 7 kilometers per hour (4.35 mph)
2) It's not moving unpredictably... the orbit is defined. The re-entry location is what is unpredictable.

If anyone is really concerned about the possible re-entry point, they can create an account at https://www.space-track.org/ to see the ground track and updates.

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Thanks for the post. My post questioning the info in OP and the source was deleted.