PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - There is a slight chance two decommissioned satellites will collide high about the skies of Pittsburgh Wednesday.
According to space debris tracker Leo Labs, and a decommissioned telescope launched in 1983 and an experimental US payload launched in 1967 will pass close to each other.
1/ We are monitoring a close approach event involving IRAS (13777), the decommissioned space telescope launched in 1983, and GGSE-4 (2828), an experimental US payload launched in 1967.(IRAS image credit: NASA) pic.twitter.com/13RtuaOAHb
— LeoLabs, Inc. (@LeoLabs_Space) January 27, 2020The two satellites, a little under 560 above the earth, will pass within meters of each other at a rate of 9 miles per second. That's according to Leo Labs.
That space debris tracking company is hoping for a near-miss, but says there is a 1 in 100 chance those two satellites crash into each other just after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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