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"Massive Satellite Plunging Towards Earth in Uncontrolled Re-Entry"

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"Massive Satellite Plunging Towards Earth in Uncontrolled Re-Entry"
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A 5,000-pound European Space Agency satellite, ERS-2, is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday morning, with a 7.5-hour window of uncertainty. The satellite, launched in 1995, will largely burn up, with some fragments possibly reaching the planet's surface but posing no harm. Solar activity's unpredictability affects the exact reentry time, and the satellite's data collection has been valuable. The risk of injury from space debris is extremely low, less than the risk of being killed in a home accident.

Topics:sciencescience-and-technology#earth-observation#european-space-agency#satellite-reentry#science-and-technology#solar-activity#space-debris
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  1. A 5,000-pound satellite is expected to fall to Earth this week  CNN
  2. Decades-Old ERS-2 Satellite Set For Uncontrolled Re-Entry Into Earth's Atmosphere Tomorrow  IFLScience
  3. School bus-sized satellite to crash into Earth's atmosphere this week  Fox Weather
  4. Dead Satellite Spotted Falling Toward Earth  Newser
  5. Big, doomed satellite seen from space as it tumbles towards a fiery reentry on Feb. 21 (photos)  Space.com

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