Meteor passing under satelites

reply to post by timetothink


Err... Yeah... I meant to do that though. Really!

(Thinks of Mars conversion error that turned a billion dollars into a Lawn Dart and figures this wasn't too bad)

reply to post by Wrabbit2000


I stink at math, so I never noticed.....went right over my head...looked all good to me!

Originally posted by timetothink
They say it is about 45 meters wide and will pass less than 35,000 kilometers from Earth.

So what does that mean?

Anyone out there that can translate this?

How close of a call could it be?

What is the margin of error on these things?

I just finished some calculations of its orbit that should answer all of your questions:

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Thank you so much for the video, excellent work.....I shall now hang all my hopes on you that we are in the clear!