Satellite Shoot Down
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- Date: Feb 20,2008
The spy satellite USA-193, also known as NROL-21, was launched aboard a Delta II rocket on Dec. 14, 2006 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Shortly after the satellite reached orbit, ground controllers lost contact with it. Though the satellite’s objective is secret, many believe it is probably a high-resolution radar satellite intended to produce images for the National Reconnaissance Office.
On Feb. 14, senior U.S. government officials at a Pentagon press briefing described a Defense Department plan to try and shoot down the defunct satellite, after becoming convinced that the spacecraft’s toxic hydrazine fuel posed an unacceptable risk to people on the ground. The attempted strike could come Wednesday evening.
The US 193 Satellite is planned for a crash landind these days. The US 193 is a size of a minibus, and the military experts says that the people should not be afraid, since this is a routine task.
The US 193 was launched in December 2006, but after a couple of days lost power and became uncontrollable. The satellite transported a secret imagery chipset.
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