Phobos-Grunt reentry – A quick guide for skywatchers

Phobos-Grunt reentry – A quick guide for skywatchers

Before you start to use any of satellite tracking applications make sure that the computer clock is correct and the time zone is compatible with your Region. The latest Phobos-Grunt orbit data is here. Below are some important data.USSPACECOM Catalog

Phobos-Grunt probe begins entering the Earth’s atmosfere

Phobos-Grunt probe begins entering the Earth’s atmosfere

Stranded Phobos-Grunt probe, one of the largest objects to re-enter the atmosphere in decade, begins entering the Earth’s atmosphere. It will probably begin its descent on Sunday evening. By the latest estimate Phobos-Grunt could enter the atmosphere over Argentina

Note for Solarwatchers: SOHO EIT is in “the keyhole”

Note for Solarwatchers: SOHO EIT is in “the keyhole”

We recieve lots of questions from our readers considering SOHO EIT data. SOHO’s near-real time images from EIT instruments stop uploading in January 6, however there is nothing wrong with SOHO instruments  because EIT is in a telemetry keyhole. The lack of fresh

Phobos-Grunt probe reentry scheduled for January 15

Phobos-Grunt probe reentry scheduled for January 15

The spokesman of Russia’s military space forces told Russian news agencies today that stranded Phobos-Grunt could fall to Earth on Jan. 15. About 30 fragments weighing up to 200 kilograms (440 pounds) are expected to fall to Earth. The $165-million Phobos-Grunt

Phobos-Grunt re-entry animation

Phobos-Grunt re-entry animation

Phobos-Grunt re-entry is projected to enters Earth atmosphere in early January 2012. Most of the spacecraft and leftover onboard fuel will burn up in the atmosphere, although some pieces may survive reentry, including the Planetary Society’s LIFE experiment. The

Phobos-Grunt reentry scheduled for January 14

Phobos-Grunt reentry scheduled for January 14

Russia’s Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will fall “unofficially” on January 14th, somewhere between 30.7 degrees north and 62.3 degrees east, placing debris near the city of Mirabad, in southwestern Afghanistan. RiaNovosti said this prediction is according to the United

GOES-15 replaces GOES-11 as the operational GOES-West satellite

GOES-15 replaces GOES-11 as the operational GOES-West satellite

For all our readers that use satellite images CIMSS Satellite blog announced today that at 15:46 UTC on 06 December 2011, GOES-15 replaced GOES-11 as the operational GOES-West satellite. GOES-11 (launched in 2000, and operational since 2006) was one of the older

No hope for Phobos-Grunt spacecraft – Reentry in mid-January

No hope for Phobos-Grunt spacecraft – Reentry in mid-January

The European Space Agency announced on Dec. 2 that it will stop trying to contact the stranded Russian Phobos-Grunt spacecraft, which has been stuck in the wrong orbit for almost a month now. So it looks like it will fall to Earth. Russia’s Phobos-Grunt probe launched