U.S. Spy Satellite, Power Gone, May Hit Earth
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A disabled American spy satellite is rapidly descending and is likely to plunge to Earth by late February or early March, posing a potential danger from its debris, officials said Saturday.
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The U.S. Navy could shoot down an errant spy satellite as early as Wednesday night. Now a new computer model shows what might happen.
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By MATTHEW FORDAHL    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- A $239 million satellite toppled to a factory floor last year because nobody bothered to check that it was secure before moving it, according to a NASA investigation board's report on the mishap...
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The U.S. Navy plans to take a shot Wednesday at destroying a faltering spy satellite before it can tumble to earth and -- possibly -- release a cloud of toxic gas.
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Long before the public learned in late January that a damaged U.S. spy satellite carrying toxic fuel was going to crash to Earth, the government secretly assembled a high-powered team of officials and scientists to study the feasibility of shooting it down with a missile.
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During the next week, a wayward U.S. spy satellite will make passes across North America and western Europe soon after sunset and should be easily visible to the unaided eye.
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A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday.
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Space-watchers figure out where the Navy will try to shoot down a dying satellite -- and where the debris cloud is likely to go afterwards.
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The Pentagon is planning to fire a missile at a rogue spy satellite that was due to fall to earth early next month
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Japan puts off launching third spy satellite for one day    TOKYO, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency decided on Sunday to defer to Monday the launch of the third one of a set of four spy satellites, which was originally scheduled for later in the day.
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WALLOPS ISLAND, Va., Dec. 11 - Air Force and NASA officials scrapped the scheduled launch of a new surveillance satellite this morning after technicians found a software glitch that would have left the vehicle without adequate solar power.
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Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday a U.S. plan to shoot down an ailing spy satellite could be used as a cover to test a new space weapon.
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The United States is set to test key   parts of its emerging antimissile shield over the Pacific on   Thursday, officially to collect data, but with the possibility   that a target dummy warhead will be shot down.
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China is concerned by U.S. plans to  shoot down an ailing spy satellite and is considering what  "preventative measures" to take, the Foreign Ministry said on  Sunday.
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Could contain hazardous materials: just like The Andromeda Strain A large US spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials have said.â¦
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Taking a page from Hollywood science fiction, the Pentagon said Thursday it will try to shoot down a dying, bus-size U.S. spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel on a collision course with the Earth. The military hopes to smash the satellite as soon as next week Â just before it enters Earth's atmosphere Â with a single missile fired from a Navy cruiser in the northern Pacific Ocean.
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A disabled U.S. spy satellite is likely to break into small pieces when it falls to Earth within weeks, posing little danger to humans, U.S. government officials and space experts said on Monday.