I'm not the first one to think this wasn't space debris. I've come to the conclusion that this was a controlled long range rocket in the testing phase.
Thoughts?
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Surprisingly, no collisions with anything else while orbiting.
I'd be very surprised if it hit anything that isn't sea or empty land, since that's most of what planet Earth is... specially sea (around 70% of the surface).
As for space, it's nigh impossible for it to hit anything while orbiting. Low orbit isn't like on that movie "Gravity" where there's a chance for stuff to collide. Despite all of the stuff in there it's still a whole lot of empty space even on low orbit.
No surprise at all. There is a lot of space in OUTER SPACE.
Outer Space is space beyond the boundaries of our solar system. Things don’t orbit in outer space. And you would be surprised at how much junk orbits our planet at any given time
You are being absurdly picky. Anything above the von Karman Line (~100 km) is free to be called "outer space." Plenty of things orbit at nearly any distance you care to measure, from Earth satellites, to satellites in orbit around the Sun, to space probes in far-flung orbits around distant planets. I would NOT be surprised at how much junk orbits our planet at any given time, having invented a method for dealing with that junk (patent no. 8,800,933 B2).
Yep. There are a lot of things in orbit as well. http://www.stuffin.space/
Yeah. It's for sure a weapons test of some kind. How long has it been in the air for? A week now? Could you imagine if there was a rocket you would launch that stayed up long enough to either negotiate terms or to leave it unmarked and blame another country for the launch?
Or worse... A rocket leaking radiation around the globe for multiple orbits
By that logic it could leak out anything. Chemicals, biological agents, anything.
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What radiation? And even so, who would care? Space itself is "radioactive" (lots of high-energy particles whizzing about). That's what makes a trip to Mars such a risk.
This is true. There is gray area on its altitude though. Our magnetic field shields us from radiation. Protons from the sun collecting in the field is what causes the northern lights I think.
I’m continuing with my theory of cheap Chinese made junk.
I read that it fell in the Indian Ocean and I believe China’s relationship with India is strained right now. If it was a weapons test I wonder if it was a warning
Not even remotely a "weapons test." Spent rocket stages left in orbit have been Old Hat for 60 years. If they are in an elliptical orbit, they can sometimes re-enter and burn up. Just think of this as the first time you've seen a news article about a cat stranded up a tree.
China attacked God and God's chosen. The rocket is a sign. An Omen. A physical representation of China's rise and fall.
It is a sign they can put things into orbit. If you are going to divine anything from this, get the important message first.
Eh? China sent their first astronaut into space in 2003, Your point is?
Point: They are still able to put things into orbit (e.g., space station components). Corollary: Upper stages are always bound to return and re-enter. No big deal.