Comments on: Tracking the Remains of Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2009/02/19/tracking-the-remains-of-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251/ Astronomy, Space and Science Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:40:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ruthanne http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2009/02/19/tracking-the-remains-of-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251/comment-page-1/#comment-13968 Ruthanne Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:32:18 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/?p=1430#comment-13968 Very interesting! Amazing to a novice. Very interesting! Amazing to a novice.

]]> By: ttfnRob http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2009/02/19/tracking-the-remains-of-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251/comment-page-1/#comment-13770 ttfnRob Thu, 21 May 2009 09:28:48 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/?p=1430#comment-13770 The problem you'll have is that you won't see the ISS every time it goes over your location. This is because the visibility of the ISS (or any satellite) depends on reflection of light by the Sun, which in turn depends on the angle and position of the satellite in the sky from your location. To predict when you will next see the ISS from your location I would suggest following the <a href="http://twitter.com/overedinburgh" rel="nofollow">@overedinburgh</a> Twitter feed (if you are on Twitter), using my <a href="http://orbitingfrog.com/lookup" rel="nofollow">LookUp iPhone webapp</a> for spotting satellites, or using the <a href="http://www.heavens-above.com" rel="nofollow">Heaven's Above website</a> which can give you detailed predictions including the tracks of the satellites in the night sky. The problem you’ll have is that you won’t see the ISS every time it goes over your location. This is because the visibility of the ISS (or any satellite) depends on reflection of light by the Sun, which in turn depends on the angle and position of the satellite in the sky from your location.

To predict when you will next see the ISS from your location I would suggest following the @overedinburgh Twitter feed (if you are on Twitter), using my LookUp iPhone webapp for spotting satellites, or using the Heaven’s Above website which can give you detailed predictions including the tracks of the satellites in the night sky.

]]> By: Isabella http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2009/02/19/tracking-the-remains-of-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251/comment-page-1/#comment-13764 Isabella Tue, 19 May 2009 22:37:36 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/?p=1430#comment-13764 Hi, I am new to all of this and don't really understand what I can do to see satellite trajectories on google earth - though I tried to follow the link for both the ISS and also the recent satellite crash. Tonight at 11.05 in Edinburgh, I saw what I think was the ISS passing across the sky at satellite speed - it was really big. Didn't have time to set up the camera. And I would really like to try to take a photograph on its next orbit. I enjoyed finding your site, it is very informative and will look in again - especially if I can get myself set up to follow events worth looking out for. Thankyou. Hi, I am new to all of this and don’t really understand what I can do to see satellite trajectories on google earth – though I tried to follow the link for both the ISS and also the recent satellite crash.

Tonight at 11.05 in Edinburgh, I saw what I think was the ISS passing across the sky at satellite speed – it was really big. Didn’t have time to set up the camera. And I would really like to try to take a photograph on its next orbit.

I enjoyed finding your site, it is very informative and will look in again – especially if I can get myself set up to follow events worth looking out for. Thankyou.

]]> By: amna http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2009/02/19/tracking-the-remains-of-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251/comment-page-1/#comment-13569 amna Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:12:08 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/?p=1430#comment-13569 Orbiting Frog is very cool: he has software that allows you to track the debris from the recent satellite collision using Google…. Orbiting Frog is very cool: he has software that allows you to track the debris from the recent satellite collision using Google….

]]> By: Track space debris on Google Earth « The Cosmic Web http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2009/02/19/tracking-the-remains-of-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251/comment-page-1/#comment-13566 Track space debris on Google Earth « The Cosmic Web Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:37:24 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/?p=1430#comment-13566 [...] the recent collision between two satellites which I mentioned, Robert Simpson at Orbiting Frog has written a program that allows you to track the debris in real time using Google Earth. He’s got a list of other [...] [...] the recent collision between two satellites which I mentioned, Robert Simpson at Orbiting Frog has written a program that allows you to track the debris in real time using Google Earth. He’s got a list of other [...]

]]> By: Volg het satellietenschroot met Google EarthbijAstroblogs http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2009/02/19/tracking-the-remains-of-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251/comment-page-1/#comment-13562 Volg het satellietenschroot met Google EarthbijAstroblogs Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:40:32 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/?p=1430#comment-13562 [...] Nieuw is dat we het schroot van die satellieten inmiddels real-time zelf ook kunnen volgen en wel via Google Earth! Rob van de blog Orbiting Frog was zo vriendelijk én kundig om een zogenaamde KMZ-plugin te maken [...] [...] Nieuw is dat we het schroot van die satellieten inmiddels real-time zelf ook kunnen volgen en wel via Google Earth! Rob van de blog Orbiting Frog was zo vriendelijk én kundig om een zogenaamde KMZ-plugin te maken [...]

]]> By: Track satellite debris with Google | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2009/02/19/tracking-the-remains-of-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251/comment-page-1/#comment-13560 Track satellite debris with Google | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:17:06 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/?p=1430#comment-13560 [...] at Orbiting Frog is too cool: he has software that allows you to track the debris from the recent satellite collision using Google.... You can follow the debris in real time! That is so [...] [...] at Orbiting Frog is too cool: he has software that allows you to track the debris from the recent satellite collision using Google…. You can follow the debris in real time! That is so [...]

]]> By: ttfnRob http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2009/02/19/tracking-the-remains-of-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251/comment-page-1/#comment-13556 ttfnRob Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:25:44 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/?p=1430#comment-13556 Whether or not the debris will re-enter and burn up is unknown. If these debris are in stable orbits they may continue to follow the trajectories of their parent satellites for many, many years. However the nature of the fragments is uncertain. If they are spinning very quickly or have irregular shapes, they may yet move or collide again with smaller pieces. The worry is that they will pass close to the ISS or other important objects. The ISS orbits quite close to the Earth at low altitudes and these higher-orbit fragments would have to pass across that altitude to re-enter. Whether or not the debris will re-enter and burn up is unknown. If these debris are in stable orbits they may continue to follow the trajectories of their parent satellites for many, many years. However the nature of the fragments is uncertain. If they are spinning very quickly or have irregular shapes, they may yet move or collide again with smaller pieces. The worry is that they will pass close to the ISS or other important objects. The ISS orbits quite close to the Earth at low altitudes and these higher-orbit fragments would have to pass across that altitude to re-enter.

]]> By: Peter Sciano http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2009/02/19/tracking-the-remains-of-iridium-33-and-cosmos-2251/comment-page-1/#comment-13555 Peter Sciano Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:38:25 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/?p=1430#comment-13555 Thanks for the wonderful graphics. Will all this debris eventually burn up in the atmosphere? How long will that take? Thanks for the wonderful graphics. Will all this debris eventually burn up in the atmosphere? How long will that take?

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