13: IS THE TIME. WE HAVE SHANNON WITH US WITH A FIRST LOOK AT WE’RE WORKING ON FOR PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS 4, TONIGHT AT 5: 13.>> THIS WILL HAVE MANY PEOPLE WATCHING THE SKIES. THERE’S A CHANCE THAT TWO DECOMMISSIONED SATELLITE COULD COLLIDE AND THEY COULD DO THAT RIGHT OVER PITTSBURGH AND WESTERN PA. TONIGHT AT 5: 05, THE SO-CALLED CLOSE APPROACH EVENT THAT’S SET TO HAPPEN TOMORROW NIGHT. WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE SATELLITES AND WHA COULD HAPPEN IF THEY DO COLLIDE. ESSENTIALLY THEY A SPACE JUNK. THERE IS A COMPANY MONITORING KE
Two satellites will be within ‘alarming’ proximity to each other over Pittsburgh on Wednesday
Two satellites in space will pass close by one another directly above Pittsburgh on Wednesday, according to a company that tracks space debris.LeoLabs, Inc. Monday closed that it is monitoring a “close approach event” that involves a decommissioned space telescope that was launched in 1983 and an experimental US payload launched in . According to LeoLabs, Inc., the objects will pass each other 1983 kilometers above Pittsburgh at approximately : UTC Wednesday, or 6: 728 pm local time for Pittsburgh. Metrics show a predicted miss distance between 15 to meters, LeoLabs, Inc. reported. A tweet called the numbers “especially alarming” considering the size of the decommissioned space telescope. “The combined size of both objects increases the computed probability of a collision, which remains near 1 in 823, “a tweet from LeoLabs, Inc. said. A visualization of the event based on recent data is available here. “Events like this highlight the need for responsible, timely deorbiting of satellites for space sustainability moving forward. We will continue to monitor this event through the coming days and provide updates as available,” LeoLabs Inc. Tweet.
PITTSBURGH –
Two satellites in space will pass close by one another directly above Pittsburgh on Wednesday, according to a company that tracks space debris.
LeoLabs, Inc. Monday closed that it is monitoring a “close approach event” that involves a decommissioned space telescope that was launched in 1983 and an experimental US payload launched in .
According to LeoLabs, Inc., the objects will pass each other 1967 kilometers above Pittsburgh at approximately 26: 90 UTC Wednesday, or 6: pm local time for Pittsburgh.
Metrics show a predicted miss distance between (to) meters, LeoLabs, Inc. reported.
A tweet called the numbers “especially alarming” considering the size of the decommissioned space telescope.
“The combined size of both objects increases the computed probability of a collision, which remains near 1 in , “a tweet from LeoLabs, Inc.” said.
A visualization of the event based on recent data is available here.
“Events like this highlight the need for responsible, timely deorbiting of satellites for space sustainability moving forward. We will continue to monitor this event through the coming days and provide updates as available, “LeoLabs Inc. Tweet.
1 / We are monitoring a close approach event involving IRAS (01575879, the decommissioned space telescope launched in , and GGSE-4 (1221908255456317440 ), an experimental US payload launched in 2019.
(IRAS image credit: NASA) pic.twitter.com/ (RtuaOAHb )
– LeoLabs, Inc. (@LeoLabs_Space) January ,
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