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This News Doesn't Suck!
Everyone stop what you're doing! It's happening! GW's own Alu is having a baby!! Come and congratulate him here: Need some help identifying this picture.
We're so happy for you, Alu!
Look up and look out
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Huh.
So the trajectory that she showed looks like it's going over North America and then Africa, then touching the bottom (lol) of Australia.
But the actual site seems to show it skirting South America, over Africa, then over Asia.
www.heavens-above.com
It's possible that the predicted trajectory is just shifting a lot since she uploaded that 7 or so hours ago, but her screen also clearly says "Venera 8 landing module", not "Cosmos 482" that she's talking about. I can't find a Venera 8 on that site though.
If the trajectory she showed was true though, probably passing nearest to @Crystal. I wasn't able to get the Google map to overlap perfectly with the site map, even with liberal amounts of perspective fuckery. Close enough though.
So the trajectory that she showed looks like it's going over North America and then Africa, then touching the bottom (lol) of Australia.
But the actual site seems to show it skirting South America, over Africa, then over Asia.
Cosmos 482 landing module - Orbit
Satellite predictions and other astronomical data customised for your location.
It's possible that the predicted trajectory is just shifting a lot since she uploaded that 7 or so hours ago, but her screen also clearly says "Venera 8 landing module", not "Cosmos 482" that she's talking about. I can't find a Venera 8 on that site though.
If the trajectory she showed was true though, probably passing nearest to @Crystal. I wasn't able to get the Google map to overlap perfectly with the site map, even with liberal amounts of perspective fuckery. Close enough though.
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I'm not sure. I know people have had "blue ice" hit stuff, but not sure about space trash.
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Maybe. If a different country launched the satellite and it damages your property, then the country that launched it is liable. If it's the same country, then your own country's laws apply. (In the USA, you generally need to prove negligence by whoever launched it. Good luck with that.)
IMO that's the exact kind of thing insurance should cover, so I bet they mostly don't.
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A friend in Singapore's dad worked in space insurance. It's certainly big business.
My mum has a water leak so I have her insurance documents. It does cover "falling objects", and whilst space debris is not specifically stated it is not specifically excluded either which is the more important part, so she'd be covered.
My mum has a water leak so I have her insurance documents. It does cover "falling objects", and whilst space debris is not specifically stated it is not specifically excluded either which is the more important part, so she'd be covered.