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BERLIN - A German-owned former satellite fell into the atmosphere today and fractions are expected to fall to Earth, saidthe German Aerospace Center.
Andreas Schuetz, spokesman of the German Aerospace Center, said that there has been no concrete evidence to explain the atmospheric continent or country where science satellite calledROSAT will be entered.
As quoted by the Associated Press on Sunday (10.23.2011), theGerman Aerospace Center said that the satellite-sized vans will be burned in the atmosphere, but the fragments are estimated tohave a total weight of 1.7 tonnes will be hit earth at speeds above 450 kilometers per hour.
Scientists are no longer able to communicate with the oldersatellites. "The satellite is probably already running more than 20thousand kilometers in the last 30 minutes, before it enters the atmosphere," said Schuetz.
ROSAT, an X-ray space telescope was built by German-ownedBritish and American technology, has been orbiting Earth since 1990, and provides data on the stars to scientists.
ROSAT was launched on June 1, 1990 from Cape Canaveral,United States (U.S.), with the initial mission is only for 18 months.The satellite operated for over eight years, and finally closed onFebruary 12, 1999.
Andreas Schuetz, spokesman of the German Aerospace Center, said that there has been no concrete evidence to explain the atmospheric continent or country where science satellite calledROSAT will be entered.
As quoted by the Associated Press on Sunday (10.23.2011), theGerman Aerospace Center said that the satellite-sized vans will be burned in the atmosphere, but the fragments are estimated tohave a total weight of 1.7 tonnes will be hit earth at speeds above 450 kilometers per hour.
Scientists are no longer able to communicate with the oldersatellites. "The satellite is probably already running more than 20thousand kilometers in the last 30 minutes, before it enters the atmosphere," said Schuetz.
ROSAT, an X-ray space telescope was built by German-ownedBritish and American technology, has been orbiting Earth since 1990, and provides data on the stars to scientists.
ROSAT was launched on June 1, 1990 from Cape Canaveral,United States (U.S.), with the initial mission is only for 18 months.The satellite operated for over eight years, and finally closed onFebruary 12, 1999.
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