"Eisboch" wrote in message
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This should be interesting.

The US has decided to shoot down a failed satellite that is expected to
drop
out of orbit in early March.
There is concern that half of the 5,000 lb satellite may remain intact and
hit the earth in a yet unknown area.

The plan is to shoot it down before it enters the earth's atmosphere with
a
missile fired from a US Navy ship.

Details at 11.

Eisboch




I suspect there are concerns which are equal in importance to safety, like
assuring that some pieces don't end up in the wrong hands. Better for them
to land in 1000 feet of water.