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Old 23rd Oct 2011, 13:53
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glhcarl
 
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On the way to the Far East today and suddenly over Irkutsk FIR we got a disturbing message from company despatch that from US military intelligence sources a satellite is due to slam down close to our route near Anrat with a window of 0005 UTC to 0405 UTC; WE ARE TO EXERCISE CAUTION! WTF, exercise caution?
I would EXERCISE CAUTION around the company you work for. Since they don't know that is not a US military intelligence satellite but a German research satellite that is deorbiting, when it has been in the news for the last week!
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