Spy satellite to fall from orbit

> I'm sure by now most readers of this newsgroup have seen the story of
> the disabled spy satellite expected to fall from orbit about a month
> from now.
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_go_ot/dead_satellite
> Anybody know which classifed satellite this is? =A0
> I read some speculation that it was a KH-11 class satellite which
> would make it quite large. =A0About the size of Hubble...

>> I'm sure by now most readers of this newsgroup have seen the story of
>> the disabled spy satellite expected to fall from orbit about a month
>> from now.
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_go_ot/dead_satellite
>> Anybody know which classifed satellite this is?
>> I read some speculation that it was a KH-11 class satellite which
>> would make it quite large. About the size of Hubble...
>
> An amateur satellite watcher has said he thinks it
> weighs up to 10,000 pounds.
>
> Here's the AP story from today..
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/dead_satellite
> in which the authorities themselves are already saying
> that it might hit North America.
>
> The article points out that many amateurs track spy
> satellites...so I've crossposted to sci.astro.amateur
> to get a larger audience (at risk of being flamed for
> mentioning satellites in an astronomy newsgroup).
> I would like to know of any Web sites where this
> satellite's demise will be tracked, on the faint hope
> that, you know, I might be able to monitor them
> and run outside at just the right moment to see
> the thing go overhead, flaming (not of the newsgroup
> variety).
>
> --
> Charles Packer
> http://cpacker.org/whatnews
> mailboxATcpacker.org

> I would like to know of any Web sites where this
> satellite's demise will be tracked

> > I'm sure by now most readers of this newsgroup have seen the story of
> > the disabled spy satellite expected to fall from orbit about a month
> > from now.
> >http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080126/ap_on_go_ot/dead_satellite
> > Anybody know which classifed satellite this is?
> > I read some speculation that it was a KH-11 class satellite which
> > would make it quite large. About the size of Hubble...
> An amateur satellite watcher has said he thinks it
> weighs up to 10,000 pounds.
> Here's the AP story from

> in which the authorities themselves are already saying
> that it might hit North America.
> The article points out that many amateurs track spy
> satellites...so I've crossposted to sci.astro.amateur
> to get a larger audience (at risk of being flamed for
> mentioning satellites in an astronomy newsgroup).
> I would like to know of any Web sites where this
> satellite's demise will be tracked, on the faint hope
> that, you know, I might be able to monitor them
> and run outside at just the right moment to see
> the thing go overhead, flaming (not of the newsgroup
> variety).
> --
> Charles Packerhttp://cpacker.org/whatnews
> mailboxATcpacker.org