NASA - Topex / Poseidon Oceanography Mission Ends

[fivequotes]

cool clip thanks for sharing ..

[tomatoviews]

Sexiest video ever....

[gadionson1]

good .. very educational video ...

[Sephroe]

Thank you for contributing educational videos. Really expands the wealth of knowledge and I appreciate learning what has been shared. Thank you!

[geniuzako117]

i wonder what happened to that satellite? did it got lost into space? or is it posted or displayed in a museum?

[anisocoro]

@geniuzako117 well, this mssion was declared finished because control-spin-system had remained without fuel to operate as desired. But satellite does remain in orbit and will circulate at least 300 years long, and probably longer, it depends on solar activity and atmospheric "expansion-contraction"

[RasputinSir]

If its still up there ,why can't the shuttle be sent up to fix it??

[anisocoro]

RasputinSir, Because it orbits at about 1330km ceiling, an altitude too high to be reached by a heavy vehicle like Space Shuttle. And it could be used as a "esxperimental target" for USAF anti-satellite-weapons

[RasputinSir]

WHat is th ceiling of the shuttle?It can't carry enough fuel to get there&back?

[anisocoro]

Well, Space Shuttles- that are near to the end of operative life- can arrive as high as 600km,

[intemperate7]

its composed primarily of molten rock. i think its called earth because we live on the ground not on water

[anisocoro]

was this satellite equipped with special radars able to detect submerged submarines?

[Brasilian4Life]

It's not missed named you moron. The Earth is still composed primarily of rock. The ocean makes up a highly thin layer in comparison to the thickness of the Earth. But of course you are a climatologist and your bias would be superficial now wouldn't it.

[mavica130]

mean people suck,,,,whimps hide behind a computer screen.  Sucks2BU

[bramvh005]

depends on what is meant by rock or earth eh, silicium or quartz or...?

and btw lots of planets, moons and satellites have almost the same composition, so indeed I also wonder why it's called earth

and be a bit more polite can you

[pravicpu]

It was one of the best satellite.