Spills · chemical
Sscs supporting D14 (hawaii) and D7 (florida) were requested to provide scientific support for the declining…
US Satellite; Pacific Ocean · Pacific Ocean · NOAAORR-7782
- issued
- 2008-02-19 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2008-03-04 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2008-03-04 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- North Pacific Ocean
- position
- 20.000, -170.000
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
US Satellite; Pacific Ocean. Pacific Ocean. 1. SSCs supporting D14 (Hawaii) and D7 (Florida) were requested to provide scientific support for the declining orbit of a US satellite should it survive re-entry to earth. The satellite poses some potential harm to the public due to hazardous substance on board. The toxicity of the hydrazine fuel and beryllium shielding are of concern. - On 20Feb2008, a US Navy missle shot down the satellite while orbiting. It is believed that the satellite and the hydrazine was destroyed. 2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: HYDRAZINE, BERRYLLIUM. 3. POSITION 20.000N 170.000W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7782: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7782
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