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.
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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.
u/#fire
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.