Where Will ROSAT Satellite Crash?

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 15:31 in Astronomy & Space

The German space agency's satellite de-orbit will occur sometime between October 21 and October 24th. Up to 30 pieces of the spacecraft may survive re-entry. This animation takes a look at its current orbit and visualizes the burn-up.

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