Spotting spy satellite USA 193
p2pnet news | Cool Stuff:- US authorities say they’ll try to shoot down USA 193, their spy satellite currently out of control and heading towards Earth.
They’re saying it needs to be destroyed because it holds hydrazine, a dangerous fuel which has an effect similar to that of some neuro-poisons on people who may be exposed to it.
However, others hold the view that Americans simply don’t want their secret technology to (literally) fall into the wrong hands.
“The exact design and purpose of USA 193 are, or course, closely guarded secrets, but specialists believe it is probably a high resolution radar satellite which was intended to produce images for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO),” says HeavensAbove.com.
The map below shows the current position in the ground track.
Planning on trying to eyeball the spy satellite?
Click here for the HeavensAbove.com page predicting USA 193’s visible passes.
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