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Friday, April 9, 2021
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Close Encounter above Siberia
Close approach of two large space junk pieces, 0.5t DMSP 5D F3 and the 1.4t S3M upper stage expected at 1718 UTC, 790 km above the Siberian Arctic. h/t @EU_SST pic.twitter.com/VPGqIBatmR
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) April 9, 2021
⚠️Latest update: according to #EUSST the close approach between #space objects SL-8 R/B and OPS 6182 remains stable in geometry and in Scaled Probability of Collision. Miss distance would be ~21m and Scaled PoC over 20%. This should be the last estimate until TCA. pic.twitter.com/OY3PbYmTyU
— EUSST (@EU_SST) April 9, 2021
Posted at April 9, 2021 14:33