Navy successful hitting satellite with missile

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/


Navy missile hits spy satellite
Extraordinary operation requires steady seas and optimum positioning


WASHINGTON - A missile launched from a Navy ship successfully struck a
dying U.S. spy satellite passing 130 miles over the Pacific on
Wednesday, a defense official said.

Two officials said the missile was launched successfully just after
10:30 p.m. ET. One official, who is close to the process, said it hit
the target. He said details on the results were not immediately known.

The goal in this first-of-its-kind mission for the Navy was not just
to hit the satellite but to obliterate a tank aboard the spacecraft
carrying 1,000 pounds of a toxic fuel called hydrazine.


U.S. officials have said the fuel would pose a potential health hazard
to humans if it landed in a populated area. Although the odds of that
were small even if the Pentagon had chosen not to try to shoot down
the satellite, it was determined that it was worth trying to eliminate
even that small chance.

Officials said it might take a day or longer to know for sure if the
toxic fuel was blown up.

The government has organized hazardous materials teams to be flown to
the site of any dangerous or otherwise sensitive debris that might
land in the U.S. or elsewhere. The operation was so extraordinary,
with such intense international publicity and political ramifications,
that Defense Secretary Robert Gates -- not a military commander -- made
the final decision to pull the trigger.

The U.S. government organized hazardous materials teams, under the
code name "Burnt Frost," to be flown to the site of any dangerous or
otherwise sensitive debris that might land in the United States or
elsewhere.




High seas in the north Pacific had threatened to postpone the launch
as the USS Lake Erie prepared a three-stage missile. Beyond a certain
point, rough seas can interfere with the cruiser's launch procedures.

The NAvy launched a SM-3 missile 130 miles to just beyond the edge of
the Earth's atmosphere in an attempt to speed its non-explosive
warhead directly into the satellite.

Early in the day, a senior military officer said it did not look as if
the weather would be good enough. That was shortly after the space
shuttle Atlantis landed, removing the last safety issue for the
military to begin determining the best moment for launch.

The aim was not just to hit the bus-sized satellite -- which would burn
up upon re-entering the atmosphere anyway -- but to obliterate a tank
onboard that is carrying 1,000 pounds of hydrazine, a toxic fuel. The
fuel, unused because the satellite died shortly after reaching orbit
in December 2006 -- could be hazardous if it landed in a populated
area.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health
bulletin saying that the health risk from satellite debris was
considered to be low. "However, CDC is encouraging health officials
and clinicians to review information about the health effects related
to hydrazine to prepare in case their communities are affected by
satellite debris."

In a routine precaution, notifications have been issued worldwide to
mariners and aviators to stay clear of an area in the Pacific where
the satellite debris might fall. The military has calculated that the
risk to aviation is so low that U.S. and international aviation
officials decided not to reroute air traffic, a senior military
officer said Wednesday.

The shootdown, which was approved by President George W. Bush, is seen
by some as blurring the lines between defending against a hostile long-
range missile and targeting satellites in orbit.

Much of the equipment used in the satellite shootdown was part of the
Pentagon's missile defense system, a far-flung network of
interceptors, radars and communications systems designed primarily to
hit an incoming hostile ballistic missile fired at the United States
by North Korea. The equipment, including the Navy missile, has never
been used against a satellite or other such target.

The three-stage Navy missile has chalked up a high rate of success in
tests since 2002 -- in each case targeting a short- or medium-range
missile. A hurry-up program to adapt the missile for this anti-
satellite mission was completed in a matter of weeks; Navy officials
say the changes will be reversed once this satellite is down.

Left alone, the satellite would have been expected to hit Earth during
the first week of March. About half of the 5,000-pound spacecraft
would be expected to survive its blazing descent through the
atmosphere and would scatter debris over several hundred miles.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/

"AirRaid" wrote in message
...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/


Navy missile hits spy satellite
Extraordinary operation requires steady seas and optimum positioning


WASHINGTON - A missile launched from a Navy ship successfully struck a
dying U.S. spy satellite passing 130 miles over the Pacific on
Wednesday, a defense official said.
snip



And what exactly does any of this have to do with the latest missing college
girl at some resort getting 24/7 news coverage on TV? ;-)

--

Scott

"Obama is a state-of-the-art B.S. artist who tells everybody what they want
to hear. Everybody loves him because they think he agrees with them, but
that's because he has spent his whole adult life not telling anybody what he
really thinks."
http://tinyurl.com/yok662

On Feb 20, 8:14 pm, AirRaid wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/

Navy missile hits spy satellite
Extraordinary operation requires steady seas and optimum positioning

WASHINGTON - A missile launched from a Navy ship successfully struck a
dying U.S. spy satellite passing 130 miles over the Pacific on
Wednesday, a defense official said.

Two officials said the missile was launched successfully just after
10:30 p.m. ET. One official, who is close to the process, said it hit
the target. He said details on the results were not immediately known.

The goal in this first-of-its-kind mission for the Navy was not just
to hit the satellite but to obliterate a tank aboard the spacecraft
carrying 1,000 pounds of a toxic fuel called hydrazine.

U.S. officials have said the fuel would pose a potential health hazard
to humans if it landed in a populated area. Although the odds of that
were small even if the Pentagon had chosen not to try to shoot down
the satellite, it was determined that it was worth trying to eliminate
even that small chance.

Officials said it might take a day or longer to know for sure if the
toxic fuel was blown up.

The government has organized hazardous materials teams to be flown to
the site of any dangerous or otherwise sensitive debris that might
land in the U.S. or elsewhere. The operation was so extraordinary,
with such intense international publicity and political ramifications,
that Defense Secretary Robert Gates -- not a military commander -- made
the final decision to pull the trigger.

The U.S. government organized hazardous materials teams, under the
code name "Burnt Frost," to be flown to the site of any dangerous or
otherwise sensitive debris that might land in the United States or
elsewhere.

High seas in the north Pacific had threatened to postpone the launch
as the USS Lake Erie prepared a three-stage missile. Beyond a certain
point, rough seas can interfere with the cruiser's launch procedures.

The NAvy launched a SM-3 missile 130 miles to just beyond the edge of
the Earth's atmosphere in an attempt to speed its non-explosive
warhead directly into the satellite.

Early in the day, a senior military officer said it did not look as if
the weather would be good enough. That was shortly after the space
shuttle Atlantis landed, removing the last safety issue for the
military to begin determining the best moment for launch.

The aim was not just to hit the bus-sized satellite -- which would burn
up upon re-entering the atmosphere anyway -- but to obliterate a tank
onboard that is carrying 1,000 pounds of hydrazine, a toxic fuel. The
fuel, unused because the satellite died shortly after reaching orbit
in December 2006 -- could be hazardous if it landed in a populated
area.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health
bulletin saying that the health risk from satellite debris was
considered to be low. "However, CDC is encouraging health officials
and clinicians to review information about the health effects related
to hydrazine to prepare in case their communities are affected by
satellite debris."

In a routine precaution, notifications have been issued worldwide to
mariners and aviators to stay clear of an area in the Pacific where
the satellite debris might fall. The military has calculated that the
risk to aviation is so low that U.S. and international aviation
officials decided not to reroute air traffic, a senior military
officer said Wednesday.

The shootdown, which was approved by President George W. Bush, is seen
by some as blurring the lines between defending against a hostile long-
range missile and targeting satellites in orbit.

Much of the equipment used in the satellite shootdown was part of the
Pentagon's missile defense system, a far-flung network of
interceptors, radars and communications systems designed primarily to
hit an incoming hostile ballistic missile fired at the United States
by North Korea. The equipment, including the Navy missile, has never
been used against a satellite or other such target.

The three-stage Navy missile has chalked up a high rate of success in
tests since 2002 -- in each case targeting a short- or medium-range
missile. A hurry-up program to adapt the missile for this anti-
satellite mission was completed in a matter of weeks; Navy officials
say the changes will be reversed once this satellite is down.

Left alone, the satellite would have been expected to hit Earth during
the first week of March. About half of the 5,000-pound spacecraft
would be expected to survive its blazing descent through the
atmosphere and would scatter debris over several hundred miles.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/

I'm located on the BC Pacific coast, and I noticed
that after the US blew up that spy sat, the moon
turned red, so I guess some of that hydrazine gunk
splashed on it.
Meanwhile, I noticed lots of sprinkly metals coming
down, and now I feel queasy, wobbly legs, and
impotency. Well I'm going to sue the USA !!!
Look, all the neighbourhood women going without
my endowment, for a day or so, it's a tragedy!!
Ken

"Ken S. Tucker" wrote in message
...
On Feb 20, 8:14 pm, AirRaid wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/

big snip


I'm located on the BC Pacific coast, and I noticed
that after the US blew up that spy sat, the moon
turned red, so I guess some of that hydrazine gunk
splashed on it.

Don't worry! The reddish 'turn' of the moon will dissapate as sonn as the
Earth moves out of the direct line MOON-SUN. {It's a feature not a bug]


--

Brian

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/0...own/index.html


Pentagon officials think a Navy missile scored a direct hit on the
fuel tank of an errant satellite late Wednesday, eliminating a toxic
threat to people on Earth.

The USS Lake Erie launches a missile as the satellite traveled over
the Pacific Ocean.

"We have a high degree of confidence we got the tank," Gen. James
Cartwright said at a Pentagon briefing Thursday morning.

A vapor cloud seen after the strike appears to be the toxic hydrazine
fuel, he said.

Cartwright also said the satellite appeared to be reduced to small
pieces.

"Thus far, we see nothing larger than a football," he said.

The missile that struck the satellite was launched from the ballistic
missile defense cruiser USS Lake Erie from the Pacific Ocean west of
Hawaii at 10:26 p.m. ET Wednesday, the general said. It struck the
satellite more than 130 miles above it 24 minutes later.

Don't worry! The reddish 'turn' of the moon will dissapate as sonn as the
Earth moves out of the direct line MOON-SUN. {It's a feature not a bug]


--

Brian


The Earth Moves??????

Jack G.

On Feb 20, 10:14*pm, AirRaid wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/

Navy missile hits spy satellite
Extraordinary operation requires steady seas and optimum positioning

WASHINGTON - A missile launched from a Navy ship successfully struck a
dying U.S. spy satellite passing 130 miles over the Pacific on
Wednesday, a defense official said.

Two officials said the missile was launched successfully just after
10:30 p.m. ET. One official, who is close to the process, said it hit
the target. He said details on the results were not immediately known.

The goal in this first-of-its-kind mission for the Navy was not just
to hit the satellite but to obliterate a tank aboard the spacecraft
carrying 1,000 pounds of a toxic fuel called hydrazine.

U.S. officials have said the fuel would pose a potential health hazard
to humans if it landed in a populated area. Although the odds of that
were small even if the Pentagon had chosen not to try to shoot down
the satellite, it was determined that it was worth trying to eliminate
even that small chance.

Officials said it might take a day or longer to know for sure if the
toxic fuel was blown up.

The government has organized hazardous materials teams to be flown to
the site of any dangerous or otherwise sensitive debris that might
land in the U.S. or elsewhere. The operation was so extraordinary,
with such intense international publicity and political ramifications,
that Defense Secretary Robert Gates -- not a military commander -- made
the final decision to pull the trigger.

The U.S. government organized hazardous materials teams, under the
code name "Burnt Frost," to be flown to the site of any dangerous or
otherwise sensitive debris that might land in the United States or
elsewhere.

High seas in the north Pacific had threatened to postpone the launch
as the USS Lake Erie prepared a three-stage missile. Beyond a certain
point, rough seas can interfere with the cruiser's launch procedures.

The NAvy launched a SM-3 missile 130 miles to just beyond the edge of
the Earth's atmosphere in an attempt to speed its non-explosive
warhead directly into the satellite.

Early in the day, a senior military officer said it did not look as if
the weather would be good enough. That was shortly after the space
shuttle Atlantis landed, removing the last safety issue for the
military to begin determining the best moment for launch.

The aim was not just to hit the bus-sized satellite -- which would burn
up upon re-entering the atmosphere anyway -- but to obliterate a tank
onboard that is carrying 1,000 pounds of hydrazine, a toxic fuel. The
fuel, unused because the satellite died shortly after reaching orbit
in December 2006 -- could be hazardous if it landed in a populated
area.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health
bulletin saying that the health risk from satellite debris was
considered to be low. "However, CDC is encouraging health officials
and clinicians to review information about the health effects related
to hydrazine to prepare in case their communities are affected by
satellite debris."

In a routine precaution, notifications have been issued worldwide to
mariners and aviators to stay clear of an area in the Pacific where
the satellite debris might fall. The military has calculated that the
risk to aviation is so low that U.S. and international aviation
officials decided not to reroute air traffic, a senior military
officer said Wednesday.

The shootdown, which was approved by President George W. Bush, is seen
by some as blurring the lines between defending against a hostile long-
range missile and targeting satellites in orbit.

Much of the equipment used in the satellite shootdown was part of the
Pentagon's missile defense system, a far-flung network of
interceptors, radars and communications systems designed primarily to
hit an incoming hostile ballistic missile fired at the United States
by North Korea. The equipment, including the Navy missile, has never
been used against a satellite or other such target.

The three-stage Navy missile has chalked up a high rate of success in
tests since 2002 -- in each case targeting a short- or medium-range
missile. A hurry-up program to adapt the missile for this anti-
satellite mission was completed in a matter of weeks; Navy officials
say the changes will be reversed once this satellite is down.

Left alone, the satellite would have been expected to hit Earth during
the first week of March. About half of the 5,000-pound spacecraft
would be expected to survive its blazing descent through the
atmosphere and would scatter debris over several hundred miles.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/

Of course they are gonna hit it, otherwise the military won't roam
around town and scream to everybody willing or unwilling to hear: WE
ARE GONNA HIT A SATELLITE.

Jack G wrote:
Don't worry! The reddish 'turn' of the moon will dissapate as sonn as the
Earth moves out of the direct line MOON-SUN. {It's a feature not a bug]


--

Brian


The Earth Moves??????

Jack G.


I did this morning in Nevada.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

On Feb 21, 10:50*pm, Dan wrote:
Jack G wrote:
Don't worry! The reddish 'turn' of the moon will dissapate as sonn as the
Earth moves out of the direct line MOON-SUN. {It's a feature not a bug]

--

Brian

The Earth Moves??????

Jack G.

* *I did this morning in Nevada.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

yeah sure, they gonna read aloud there success. Well, i guess this is
a test of there missile defence program the star wars. May be they
might have even tested a new missile.

Andrea
http://about.privatejets.googlepages...rivate-jet.htm

On Feb 21, 4:56 am, "Brian Sharrock" wrote:
"Ken S. Tucker" wrote in ...

On Feb 20, 8:14 pm, AirRaid wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23265613/

big snip



I'm located on the BC Pacific coast, and I noticed
that after the US blew up that spy sat, the moon
turned red, so I guess some of that hydrazine gunk
splashed on it.

Don't worry! The reddish 'turn' of the moon will dissapate as sonn as the
Earth moves out of the direct line MOON-SUN. {It's a feature not a bug]

Yeah the stuff all dripped off and ate away a bunch
of holes, I looked through binoculars.
Ken

Brian