Originally Posted By: tfabris
Sure, the thing is in a slowly decaying orbit right now


I'm unable thus far to find out that information. The press releases imply that the shoot-down is planned for just a few days before the satellite is due to enter the atmosphere, which would indicate a rapidly decaying orbit by some definitions.

Originally Posted By: news article
Left alone, the satellite would be expected to hit Earth during the first week of March.


But real information on spy satellites is somewhat tricky to come by.

Cheers


Edited by mlord (19/02/2008 20:07)