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Artwork of incoming ERS-2.
Image credit: ESA

The European Space Agency has issued what may be the final update prior to the uncontrolled fiery finale and destruction of the European ERS-2 spacecraft.

Using data acquired in the last few hours, ESA’s Space Debris Office predicts that the reentry of ESA’s ERS-2 satellite will take place today, on Feb. 21 at 15:41 UTC (16:41 CET) .

The uncertainty in this prediction is +/- 1.44 hours.

Go to my new Space.com story – “Big, dead satellite predicted to fall to Earth today. Will any debris survive the fiery reentry?” – at:

https://www.space.com/satellite-ers-2-esa-debris-prediction

Image credit: ESA

Image credit: ESA

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