Anonymous ID: 4ef48a Jan. 7, 2023, 7:53 a.m. No.18097900   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>7976 >>8300

7 Jan, 2023 15:47

 

NASA warns of falling satellite

 

The US space agency reassured the public that the chance of anyone being injured by debris was low

 

A defunct American satellite is expected to fall out of the sky this weekend, but it most likely won’t hurt anybody, the US space agency NASA revealed on Friday, stressing the odds of debris actually harming anyone were “very low,” at approximately 1 in 9,400.

 

The 38-year-old, 5,400-pound (2,449 kg) Earth Radiation Budget Satellite is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere on Sunday night around 6:40pm Eastern Time, plus or minus 17 hours, according to the Defense Department. While most of it is expected to burn up upon reentry, some parts may survive the fall.

 

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>https://www.rt.com/news/569526-nasa-satellite-falling-debris-safe/