Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science
METEORITE FALLS

GAOJING 1-02 DE-ORBIT

GAOJING 1-02 DE-ORBIT

GAOJING 1-02 DE-ORBIT

DATE/TIME

12/22/2024 @ 0408 UTC

12/22/2024
0408 UTC

LAT/LONG

33.820552 • -90.310355

33.820552
-90.310355

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STREWN FIELD

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SUMMARY

This event is re-entry of the Gaojing 1-02 (Superview 1-02) satellite, an Earth observing satellite operated by SpaceView (Beijing, China). The event occurred on 22 Dec 2024 at 0408 UTC or 10:08 PM Central time. The breakup of this satellite produced a dramatic, slow-moving debris stream that was widely reported across the south. Thanks to Jonathan McDowell from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics for detailing the event.

Debris appears on radar along a linear track extending from near New Orleans, LA to southeast Missouri, a distance of approximately 750 km (~450 miles). The highest concentration of signatures appears in NW Mississippi. Another series of signatures shows up west of Poplar Bluff, MO and drifts SE with the prevailing winds. At the time of this writing (03 Jan 2025) no reports of recovered material are available.

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AMS event #7912 for 2024

RADAR & MAPS

Composite image shows a portion of the radar signatures where most debris is situated in NW Mississippi.

RADAR SUMMARY

Composite image shows a portion of the radar signatures where most debris is situated in NW Mississippi.

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