Chapter 311 NASA: This was not done by us
At this time, everyone's heart couldn't help but rise again.
Since this Soviet satellite has really lost control and is getting closer to the earth's surface.
It is very likely to fall to the surface of the earth.
This kind of irregular and uncontrolled movement poses certain dangers.
Soon, many media outlets around the world reported that the satellite had lost control.
For a time, this caused discussions among people all over the world.
"A satellite went out of control? It's the 21st century, and this kind of thing still happens?"
"An anonymous hacker group claims that they have shut down the Soviet space center through hacker attacks. All their satellites have lost contact! This is terrible. I don't know how many satellites are going to fall!"
"Is this true? Is the source of this information reliable? This hacker group must be crazy!"
"It's impossible. The Soviet Union's security system is very strong. It's impossible for it to be hacked so easily. I guess the only one who can do this is the bald eagle."
"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it must have been done by the bald eagle! Block all Soviet satellite signals, and the Soviet Union's combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced!"
At this time, Xu You and Hu Shucheng were also paying attention to the movements of the out-of-control satellite.
While observing the satellite's estimates, Hu Shucheng said:
"I don't think the bald eagle did this. Although the two sides have always been at odds with each other, there is a bottom line. If the bald eagle really dared to do this, it would be a big deal. The Russian bear is not a vegetarian. If you provoke the Russian bear, the consequences will be disastrous."
"That's right. I also think that the bald eagle would not be so stupid. In the field of aerospace, both sides are more inclined to cooperate." Xu You said.
In order to ensure the safe operation of the International Space Station, the bald eagle and the Russian bear must cooperate, otherwise both sides will suffer.
In this world, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
The Soviet Space Center later denied the rumor that they were hacked, saying that they were paying close attention to the satellite's dynamics. The cause of the satellite's loss of control is still uncertain, and the Soviet Space Center also requested that other countries assist them in testing and investigation.
After a while, NASA issued an update.
"According to NASA's latest data monitoring, the out-of-control Soviet satellite is about 12 meters in diameter and weighs about 8 tons. It is traveling at a speed of about 8 kilometers per second relative to the earth. According to the prediction of our software model, most of the satellite will be burned up when passing through the atmosphere, but there may still be multiple pieces that hit the surface. The probability of satellite debris hitting a person is estimated to be about 1 in 5,000. People from all over the world please do not worry too much."
In addition to releasing some information about the satellite, NASA also stated that they had nothing to do with the loss of control of the satellite.
Apart from NASA, there is no other organization like Bald Eagle that has the ability to interfere with Soviet satellites.
At this moment, the staff member next to Xu You said again:
"This satellite...is beginning to disintegrate!"
Just as NASA expected.
When the satellite passed through the atmosphere, in addition to being partially destroyed due to the high temperature generated by friction, it also broke into multiple fragments and continued to travel through the atmosphere.
These fragments are large and small. The smaller fragments will be completely burned when they fall outside the surface.
But larger fragments will most likely not burn up completely and will eventually fall to the surface.
NASA also immediately released new information based on the latest monitoring developments.
"According to the latest data from NASA, the satellite has broken into as many as 24 pieces, with masses ranging from 10 kilograms to one ton. It is expected that these larger pieces will eventually fall to the surface. According to our estimates, the range where these fragments may fall is between 58 degrees north latitude and 58 degrees south latitude. People in the area are requested to be prepared and try not to go out."
As soon as the news was announced, it caused panic around the world.
"Between 58 degrees north latitude and 58 degrees south latitude? That range is too big! You might as well just say it could fall anywhere on the Earth!"
"A lot of people are probably sleeping right now, so they won't be able to see this news! If they were really hit by a ton of satellite debris, wouldn't they be turned into minced meat?"
"Be confident. This is not only a one-ton satellite fragment, it also has a very large kinetic energy. The huge heat generated by the high temperature will vaporize the human body directly, and the person will die peacefully."
"Don't worry so much. What I just said is that when a satellite disintegrates in the air, the largest piece of debris weighs one ton. As it moves and continues to generate friction with the atmosphere , its mass will definitely decrease. The possibility of satellite debris hitting someone is very small. Such a thing has never happened in history."
These professionals within the aerospace system did not complain about NASA because NASA predicted that the area where satellite debris would land would be too large.
They all knew how difficult it was to predict the trajectory of a satellite that was completely out of control.
Even for normal aircraft landing missions, it is difficult for us to predict the landing point very accurately.
Not to mention, it was a satellite that was out of control and split into dozens of pieces.
"NASA's prediction of the range of falling satellite debris is meaningless, but we also know that we don't have the ability to do so. By the time we really see those satellite debris from the ground, there will be no time to react. Alas, we can only leave everything to fate," Hu Shucheng sighed.
But at this moment, Xu You suddenly had a wild idea:
Predict where these satellite fragments will fall.
This sounds incredible. Even NASA cannot predict the landing point of these satellite fragments within a smaller range.
But Xu You believed that as long as he could obtain as much information as possible and simulate it completely in his brain.
This is not completely impossible.
Thinking of this, Xu You said to the staff beside him:
"Quick! Let me see all the data we know!"
It was the first time that the staff saw Xu You so excited.
He didn't know what Xu You wanted to do.
But even the commander-in-chief has to be in awe of this man.
He didn't dare to have any doubt.
"Okay, Professor Xu, please take a seat."
Xu You sat in front of the computer and began to concentrate all his attention on tracking the satellite debris.
At this point, the data we can obtain include the speed, magnitude, direction, etc. of the movement of these satellite fragments.
But there is still a lot of data that cannot be obtained on the ground.
