Old satellite to burn up over Pacific in ‘targeted’ re-entry first

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 […]

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