NASA’s satellite returned to Earth: where did it fall?
The US space agency estimated the risk of infection to be 1 person in 2,467.
was expected. This Monday, April 17, 2023, NASA On its website, it indicated that its RHESSI satellite (Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager) will penetrate our planet’s atmosphere. Marking the end of the mission that began on February 5, 2022.
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In the desert
The impact was scheduled for the night of Wednesday 19 April to Thursday 20 April with the risk of injury to one person on the ground estimated at 1 in 2,467.
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– independent April 19, 2023
The satellite was spotted 300 km above Sudanwhere it returned to the atmosphere. Upon contact, it largely disintegrated, although several fragments may have hit the ground. However, it was reported that it “crashed” in the desert without causing any damage or injuries.
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