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Two old satellites are expected to narrowly sweep past each other in the night sky tomorrow night.
According to LeoLabs, a company that observes spacecraft trajectories, the two satellites—IRAS (13777), a decommissioned space telescope launched in 1983 and GGSE-4 (2828), an experimental U.S. payload launched in 1967, are predicted to have a close-call encounter on Wednesday.
2/ On Jan 29 at 23:39:35 UTC, these two objects will pass close by one another at a relative velocity of 14.7 km/s (900km directly above Pittsburgh, PA). Our latest metrics on the event show a predicted miss distance of between 15-30 meters. pic.twitter.com/Hlb1KeQ50U
— LeoLabs, Inc. (@LeoLabs_Space) January 27, 2020
Both satellites are slated to move past each other at 6:39 p.m. ET, at an altitude of approximately 559 miles above Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Due to their movement, they could come into contact within 98 feet of each other. If they have a collision, it could throw off other satellites’ trajectories.
4/ Events like this highlight the need for responsible, timely deorbiting of satellites for space sustainability moving forward. We will continue to monitor this event through the coming days and provide updates as available.
— LeoLabs, Inc. (@LeoLabs_Space) January 27, 2020
LeoLabs said the probability of a collision was near 1 out of 100, which still raises concerns from the astronomy community. The company will continue to monitor both satellites and provide updates.
“Events like this highlight the need for responsible, timely deorbiting of satellites for space sustainability moving forward,” LeoLabs wrote on Twitter. “We will continue to monitor this event through the coming days and provide updates as available.”
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Two old satellites are expected to narrowly sweep past each other in the night sky tomorrow night.
According to LeoLabs, a company that observes spacecraft trajectories, the two satellites—IRAS (13777), a decommissioned space telescope launched in 1983 and GGSE-4 (2828), an experimental U.S. payload launched in 1967, are predicted to have a close-call encounter on Wednesday.
2/ On Jan 29 at 23:39:35 UTC, these two objects will pass close by one another at a relative velocity of 14.7 km/s (900km directly above Pittsburgh, PA). Our latest metrics on the event show a predicted miss distance of between 15-30 meters. pic.twitter.com/Hlb1KeQ50U
— LeoLabs, Inc. (@LeoLabs_Space) January 27, 2020
Both satellites are slated to move past each other at 6:39 p.m. ET, at an altitude of approximately 559 miles above Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Due to their movement, they could come into contact within 98 feet of each other. If they have a collision, it could throw off other satellites’ trajectories.
4/ Events like this highlight the need for responsible, timely deorbiting of satellites for space sustainability moving forward. We will continue to monitor this event through the coming days and provide updates as available.
— LeoLabs, Inc. (@LeoLabs_Space) January 27, 2020
LeoLabs said the probability of a collision was near 1 out of 100, which still raises concerns from the astronomy community. The company will continue to monitor both satellites and provide updates.
“Events like this highlight the need for responsible, timely deorbiting of satellites for space sustainability moving forward,” LeoLabs wrote on Twitter. “We will continue to monitor this event through the coming days and provide updates as available.”
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The New York Knicks has hired Steve Stoute’s marketing agency, Translation, to help with its image, according to MSN.
Stoute, a former veteran music industry executive, founded Translation in 2004. It worked with the Brooklyn Nets when they moved to Brooklyn and The Barclay Center back in 2012. Translation plans to develop campaigns and brand programs for the Knicks based on its history, alumni, fan base, and home of Madison Square Garden.
Stoute has gotten a ringing endorsement from Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James. “Stoute’s been a friend [for] a long time. He does amazing work,” James told SNY. “Our beautiful league is always more beautiful when the Knicks matter and the Garden is jumping. I think it’s going to be great.”
“We have a ways to go,” Stoute said in an interview to Bloomberg. “People can say what they want, but the world knows when you get it right — when the New York team is winning — basketball is better. When the New York Knicks are right, the NBA is a better place. That is the opportunity.”
Stoute tells Bloomberg that the Knicks have to separate the Knicks brand from their owner, James Dolan, who is quite unpopular and is the source of the troubles that the Knicks have endured for many years. “His brand, and the New York Knicks brand, and MSG, stand on their own,” he said. “That’s the way it has to be.”
“Winning cures a lot of problems. Great marketing and exciting entertainment cure all problems,” Stoute also said. “The brand has to be strong regardless of the final score. When people are hopeful that things are going to be better, and it brings excitement, all of a sudden that becomes the brand.”
“I have known Steve (Stoute) for many years,” Steve Mills, Knicks president said in a statement, “and I am thrilled to have his knowledge and expertise as we continue to grow the Knicks franchise in new and innovative ways. I look forward to working closer with both him and his team.”
Despite their lack of success in recent years and not winning an NBA championship since 1973, the Knicks remains the league’s most valuable team, according to Forbes, which valued the team at $4 billion in 2019.