"During the next week, a wayward U.S. spy satellite will make passes across North America and western Europe soon after sunset and should be easily visible to the unaided eye.

That's if it doesn't get shot down first."

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/080215-satellite-spotting.html

This satellite has been on the news here (Australia) for a while as our continent has had a few satellites and bits thereof crash landing here by mistake. They ewre aimed at the Pacific Ocean. Near enough I suppose if you are safely in Florida! So no one was too alarmed until a couple of days ago when it all became much more interesting and made the evening TV news as 'Deadly Satellite Full Of Poison Gas to Crash Land in Australia'..that is if it isn't shot down by some sailor types off Hawaii.. and there were photos of alarming looking missiles being fired from a ship, and the reassuring voice-over that this had never been done before so it would be good practice. No one has panicked yet, the sun is shining and the cricket is much more interesting, and it does seem that it may not visit here anyway.

We'll have to wait and see!

Let's hope they successfully shoot it down. I wouldn't like for it to land in anybody's back yard. Not to mention the probably highly top secret contents it contains being subject to perusal by any foreign government. Best to shoot it down than have it land intact. Of course there will be the rain of pieces, but hopefully most of them will burn up in the stratosphere. I'm hoping the missile marksmen don't miss. If they do miss the first time they will have time for a couple more tries. One thousand pounds of hydrazine could gasify a lot of people if it comes down and bursts open on impact. Not to mention the number of fishes it could poison if it landed in the ocean.