[meteorite-list] Saudi Arabia rocket body reentry

From: Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 10:58:52 -0800
Message-ID: <7C640E28081AEE4B952F008D1E913F1708C82C68_at_0461-its-exmb04.us.saic.com>

Hi All,

Mike is correct. It's the reentry of the CZ-3B rocket body
(International
Designation 2008-028B) that launched Chinasat-9 back in June 2008. The
reentry track goes right over central Saudi Arabia:

http://www.aerospace.org/cords/reentry-predictions/upcoming-reentries-2/
2008-028b/

--Rob

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Michael Farmer
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Saudi Bolide? 16JAN2013 update/ videos
butunverified

seems way too slow, i think rocket debris re-entry.

Michael Farmer

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On Jan 17, 2014, at 7:35 AM, drtanuki <drtanuki at yahoo.com> wrote:

> List,
> Saudi Bolide? 16JAN2013 update/ videos but unverified
>
>
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2014/01/mbiq-detects-saudi-arab
ia-fireball.html
>
> Dirk Ross...Tokyo
Received on Fri 17 Jan 2014 01:58:52 PM PST