Near-Earth objects and close calls
- Thread starter Gawan
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It seems to be the uncontrolled reentry of the spaceflight Soyuz MS-25 - third stage:
ahhh thanks a bunch Luis.. I was going to say that if it was legit, it would've been rather significant and ignored.
Have a look at a few different videos of space junk re-entry on YouTube. It usually exhibits a distinct fragmenting, colouring and luminescence compared to that of natural phenomena.
NASA recordings of fireballs since June 23
In 2024 there have been only two entries in three months, both small (0.15, and 0.13 kt of calculated total impact energy) and both in February. While most recordings are of fireballs over water, the last observed at 22.9N 57.1E gives a place in Oman, North East of Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula. Two entries in three months would mean eight for the year, if the trend so far continues, assuming the recording equipment works as before and observation conditions are comparable.
Since then, there have been 17 registrations, (of which 15 were in 2023) giving a total for 2023 of 32. The largest during the second half of 2023 was 3.8 kt, recorded on August fifth, 2023, the last of five that year above 1.0 kt.
In 2024 there have been only two entries in three months, both small (0.15, and 0.13 kt of calculated total impact energy) and both in February. While most recordings are of fireballs over water, the last observed at 22.9N 57.1E gives a place in Oman, North East of Yemen, on the Arabian Peninsula. Two entries in three months would mean eight for the year, if the trend so far continues, assuming the recording equipment works as before and observation conditions are comparable.
