Two Satellites Might Collide Hours From Now - IRAS vs GGSE-4

Two Satellites Might Collide Hours From Now - IRAS vs GGSE-4

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Edit: no giant flashes were observed so it looks like a narrow miss was the result.
Based on information from satellite tracker LeoLabs there's a significant chance that two old satellites might collide at a speed of 14.7km/sec over the US tonight (January 29th, 2020). The odds are still small, but the consequences are big so amateur astronomers are setting up to monitor this event.

LeoLabs visualization:
https://platform.leolabs.space/visualizations/conjunction?cdmId=3036886825&type=conjunction&reportId=2001817770

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