Dead Satellite

Dead Satellite May Be Space Junk For HOW Long?

Posted 05.12.2012

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By: Mike Wall Published: 05/11/2012 11:35 AM EDT on SPACE.com An enormous Earth-observing satellite that was officially declared dead in space W...

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Scientists Puzzle Over Key Satellite's Mysterious 'Death'

Posted 05.09.2012

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By: Tariq Malik Published: 05/09/2012 11:04 AM EDT on SPACE.com The European Space Agency declared the death of its massive Earth-observing sat...

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Why Are There 15,000 Pieces Of Junk In Orbit?

| David Wright | Posted 03.15.2012

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Early in the Space Age, little thought was given to objects left in orbit as part of satellite launches. But as the number of those objects has grown,...

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Falling Satellite Enters Earth's Atmosphere

AP | JUERGEN BAETZ | Posted 12.22.2011

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BERLIN — A defunct German research satellite crashed into the Earth somewhere in Southeast Asia on Sunday, a U.S. scientist said – but no ...

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Fragments Of Falling Minivan-Sized Satellite May Crash Into Earth At 280 MPH

AP | Posted 12.21.2011

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BERLIN -- German scientists say they expect pieces of a defunct satellite hurtling toward the atmosphere to hit Earth this weekend. Andreas Schuetz, ...

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NASA Suggests Location Of Fallen Satellite

AP | Posted 11.27.2011

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The fallen satellite mystery may have been solved. There was some mild panic around the world that a piece of a falling dead satellite the size of ...

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Dead NASA Satellite Will Soon Fall To Earth, Probably Won't Hit Anyone

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 11.08.2011

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WASHINGTON — A dead NASA satellite will soon fall to Earth, but the space agency says there is very little chance that a piece of it will hit so...

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Disabled Spy Satellite Threatens Earth

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturd...

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