Man, direct hit; Navy 1 - Satellite 0

[Rolling_Thunder]

And some of you thought us Navy guys just shuttled around our Marines...   

[hemi68charger]

Well, that meteor that was reported in Washington last week was supposed to be the "size of a computer monitor" and this satellite was the size of a bus so would you take a chance on it burning up?

Troy

The difference between the two is the meteor is solid iron/rock whereas the satellite is constructed of multiple parts that would have broken up much easier, hence smaller junks burning up....

[Troy]

Well, that meteor that was reported in Washington last week was supposed to be the "size of a computer monitor" and this satellite was the size of a bus so would you take a chance on it burning up?

Troy

The difference between the two is the meteor is solid iron/rock whereas the satellite is constructed of multiple parts that would have broken up much easier, hence smaller junks burning up....

Good point.

Troy

[twenty mike mike]

Well, that meteor that was reported in Washington last week was supposed to be the "size of a computer monitor" and this satellite was the size of a bus so would you take a chance on it burning up?

Troy

The difference between the two is the meteor is solid iron/rock whereas the satellite is constructed of multiple parts that would have broken up much easier, hence smaller junks burning up....

Following that logic, there shouldn't have been anything left of the Columbia space shuttle, or of Skylab. Both had pretty large pieces remaining. Whether or not something burns up is also a function of the angle it enters the atmosphere.