02-20-2024, 12:47 PM
This post was last modified 02-20-2024, 12:50 PM by Maxmars.
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Addendum!
According to the Register, some pieces of the satellite may reach the ground. and have also narrowed a 15-hour window of "arrival."
ESA's ERS-2 satellite is heading back to Earth this week and some substantial fragments are likely to survive re-entry, although the chances of anyone being injured by a hunk of space junk are vanishingly small.
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) posted some images of the doomed European Remote Sensing (ERS-2) satellite at the end of last week. As of today, ESA's Space Debris Office reckons that re-entry will take place 1114 UTC on February 21, give or take 15 hours.
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The worry is that while most of the 2,294 kg satellite will burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, substantial chunks could survive re-entry. Some reports estimate the largest pieces to weigh in at 52 kg [that's over 100 pounds.-MM]
Good hunting!
According to the Register, some pieces of the satellite may reach the ground. and have also narrowed a 15-hour window of "arrival."
ESA's ERS-2 satellite is heading back to Earth this week and some substantial fragments are likely to survive re-entry, although the chances of anyone being injured by a hunk of space junk are vanishingly small.
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) posted some images of the doomed European Remote Sensing (ERS-2) satellite at the end of last week. As of today, ESA's Space Debris Office reckons that re-entry will take place 1114 UTC on February 21, give or take 15 hours.
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The worry is that while most of the 2,294 kg satellite will burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, substantial chunks could survive re-entry. Some reports estimate the largest pieces to weigh in at 52 kg [that's over 100 pounds.-MM]
Good hunting!
