German ROSAT Satellite Has Fallen to Earth, Say NASA Sources, ABC “The German ROSAT satellite fell back to Earth Saturday evening, U.S. time, NASA sources told ABC News. DLR, Germany’s […]
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The Next Big Satellite to Reenter Uncontrolled
ROSAT re-entry, DLR “Currently, the re-entry date can only be calculated to within plus/minus three days. This time slot of uncertainty will be reduced as the date of re-entry approaches. […]
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Another Crashing Satellite
Second big satellite set to resist re-entry burn-up, New Scentist ‘On its ROSAT website, DLR estimates that “up to 30 individual debris items with a total mass of up to […]
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Does NASA Have A Contingency Plan For Crashing Satellites?
What Would NASA Do If A Soyuz Landed In America? (2003 – with NASA contingency plans), SpaceRef “As was the case with a Shuttle accident, NASA (in cooperation with Russia) […]