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Posted by: What Is This1
Posted by: JyppeP
Of course they are lying, I already proved it with the link I posted. It's a site that tracks satellites and North-Korea's satellite is doing just fine, it's certainly isn't ''tumbling out of control'' like the US officials said.
I don't think you understand what tumbling out of control means. Satellites are suppose to have a stable orbit NK's satellite is probably spinning around in space which can slowly over time change its orbit. Looking at an online map that shows satellite paths doesn't show that much detail. So really your "proof" means absolutely nothing compared to what the US says is going on since they monitor thousands of pieces of debris in LEO along with satellites in order to prevent collisions. So if they say it isn't on a stable orbit it isn't.
Like I edited just before you posted, it's been 24 hours since they made the ''tumbling out of control'' claim and it's still in a steady orbit with a constant speed and altitude.
So they were wrong, plain and simple.
Posted by: What Is This1
Edit: Also regarding your edit just because a satellite is in space for a day doesn't mean its orbit is stable.
Lol, of course it does if it has been flying its designated path for 24 hours straight with a constant speed and altitude.
[Edited on 12.13.2012 11:28 AM PST]