Could this site above be an April's Fools Joke?
The re-entry was at 5:16 PM PDT today or 0016 UT on April 2, 2018.
Yes, I really appreciate the extra 15 minutes to edit posts.
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Where are the flat-earthers claiming that satellites are
ALL April Fools' jokes?
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All I see is what the site has on it:
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Height above ground | 146.7 km |
Position | 42.6°S, 123.3°W |
Spacecraft in sunlight? | true |
Orbital Elements Epoch
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They would have to be making it up for the elevation and coordinates to be constantly changing.
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The virtual telescope spokesman was really excited, saying this is the best success he has had in his entire life with live telescope capture of a re-entering satellite. He thought the brightness of the station was due to its heating up in the atmosphere but later he said it was due to the sunlight shining on it.
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Then he said China (who owns the station) said they expect re-entry to take place sometime tomorrow, April 2nd, plus or minus one day.
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Other sites claimed to have a 6 hour margin of error. I don't know who to believe.
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The margin of error is a very important part of this prediction.
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Why bother with a new post when you can edit the old one?! HAHAHAHA
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Height above ground 143.5 km
Position 36.3°S, 80.0°W
Spacecraft in sunlight? false
Orbital Elements Epoch 2018-Apr-01 09:07:05
Note: "Epoch" refers to the ephemerides or data set of the satellite, which tells you where it's at and stuff.
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It just passed Santiago and is over the Andes mountains headed for Brazil.. crossing Argentina...
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Height above ground 139.9 km
Position 27.5°S, 62.9°W
Spacecraft in sunlight? false
Orbital Elements Epoch 2018-Apr-01 09:07:05
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Height above ground 137.6 km
Position 21.3°S, 54.4°W
Spacecraft in sunlight? false
Orbital Elements Epoch 2018-Apr-01 09:07:05