Falling German satellite enters atmosphere

Source: AP-Excite

By JUERGEN BAETZ

BERLIN (AP) - A defunct satellite entered the atmosphere early Sunday and pieces of it were expected to crash into the earth, the German Aerospace Center said.

There was no immediate solid evidence to determine above which continent or country the ROSAT scientific research satellite entered the atmosphere, agency spokesman Andreas Schuetz said.

Most parts of the minivan-sized satellite were expected to burn up during re-entry, but up to 30 fragments weighing 1.87 tons (1.7 metric tons) could crash into Earth at speeds up to 280 mph (450 kph).

Scientists were no longer able to communicate with the dead satellite and it must have traveled about 12,500 miles (20,000 kilometers) in the last 30 minutes before entering the atmosphere, Schuetz said.



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(AP) Undated artist rendering provided by EADS Astrium shows the scientific satellite ROSAT.

Also states that in its last days it is circling Earth every 90 minutes, however the report is unclear as to whether it is still orbiting at that speed.

That the Theory (Law) of Gravity is wrong. Damn Scientists!

"...the ROSAT scientific research satellite entered the atmosphere..."

And it doesn't really matter. What matters is where to remains impact.

Gawd, "reporters" are fucking stupid.