PARIS, France — After 24 years diligently studying Earth's magnetic field, a satellite will mostly burn up over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday during a 'targeted' re-entry into the atmosphere, in a first for the European Space Agency as it seeks to reduce space debris.
PARIS, France — After 24 years diligently studying Earth's magnetic field, a satellite will mostly burn up over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday during a 'targeted' re-entry into the atmosphere, in a first for the European Space Agency as it seeks to reduce space debris.Since launching in 2000, the Salsa satellite has helped shed light on the magnetosphere, the powerful magnetic shield that protects Earth from solar winds — and without which the planet would be uninhabitable.
Fear of 'cascading' space junk The ESA is hoping to pinpoint where Salsa, roughly the size of a small car, re-enters the atmosphere to within a few hundred meters. Because the satellite is so old, it does not have fancy new tech — like a recording device — making tracking this part tricky.A plane will be flying at an altitude of 10 kilometers to watch the satellite burn up — and track its falling debris, which is expected to be just 10 percent of its original mass.
Satellite To Burn Up Over Pacific In 'Targeted' Reentry First
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