NASA Says Falling Satellite Poses Low Risk Written 19 April 2023
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This illustration provided by NASA depicts the defunct RHESSI (Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager) solar observation satellite. | Credit: NASA via Associated Press–©
The AP reports an old NASA satellite – dubbed “Rhessi” – will fall to Earth Wednesday night, “but experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger.” While most of the 660-pound satellite “should burn up upon return…some parts are expected to survive.” However, NASA “said Tuesday that the reentry location is not being disclosed, given lingering uncertainty over when and where it might go down.” Still, the space agency “said in a statement the risk of anyone on Earth being harmed by plunging satellite pieces is ‘low’ – about 1-in-2,467.”
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