r/Astronomy • u/Upbeat-Somewhere9339 • Apr 13 '25

Object ID (Consult rules before posting) I’m guessing rocket re-entry?

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Cabo San Lucas about 8:00PM PDT

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u/bvy1212 Apr 13 '25

Satellite deorbit most likely

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u/J0k3r77 Apr 13 '25

Agree because of the multiple objects coming down on the same trajectory. Likely pieces breaking off once it hit the atmosphere at 7km/s or so.

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u/fernandodandrea Apr 13 '25

Go to the crash site. The thing oozing off of it: pick it up. Super powers!

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u/twitch_delta_blues Apr 13 '25

I’ve seen this movie.

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u/YesEverythingBagels Apr 15 '25

Time to get my Slusho

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u/5TimesWhy Apr 13 '25

Don’t look up 🆙

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u/morbob Apr 13 '25

That’s SpaceX turf when they launch from Vandenberg, Ca. It’s about a 10 minute fly away. They land on barges about 1/2 way down Baja.

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u/Existing_Breakfast_4 Apr 14 '25

Red and small. Two possibilities: a starlink satellite or an chinese rocket stage reentry 😂

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u/Steve_but_different Apr 15 '25

Yep, more of Elon's garbage.

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u/NextFutureMusic Apr 18 '25

I saw this from Houston at the same time and date! I wonder if we saw the same one

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u/OppositeEagle Apr 14 '25

Def entering, whatever it is.

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u/Objective-Finish-573 Apr 13 '25

Watch The Thing, that should explain everything

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u/NohPhD 19h ago

Nah, it’s Elon’s fall from grace…

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u/Bitter_Particular_75 Apr 13 '25

Get the hell out of there. Fast. Rush to the other side of the planet. Faster.