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Debris from Russian space rocket seen falling to earth over Johannesburg

06 June 2022 - 10:25

 

Johannesburg residents witnessed debris believed to be from a Russian space rocket falling to earth on Sunday night.

 

Carmel Ives, vice-chairperson of the Astronomical Society of SA (Assa), said she spotted the “space junk” deorbiting from Midrand at 10.56pm.

 

Ives said it was from a Russian SL-4 rocket upper stage.

 

“You can tell it is space junk because of the speed at which it moves.

 

“It is space junk rather than a meteor as it is moving slowly, at 20,000 to 30,000km/h, and breaks up into several pieces. Meteors travel at 70,000 to 80,000km/h and appear as a single streak,” she said.

 

https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-06-06-debris-from-russian-space-rocket-seen-falling-to-earth-over-johannesburg/