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ESA Operations operations.esa.int · Feb 3
Fun fact: we recently moved two satellites to meet a plane. Why? For valuable scientific data on atmospheric reentries. Find out more about the why & how 👉 www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
Moving satellites to meet a plane for rare reentry data

When satellites eventually fall back down to Earth, they mostly burn up because of the friction caused by the atmosphere. Scientific data about this atmospheric reentry process is urgently needed to d...

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Moving satellites to meet a plane for rare reentry data