Crashing Satellite's Debris Region Predicted: 500 Miles of Possibilities
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
Updated animated analysis of the break up of the the 6 ton, bus-sized UARS satellite. It likely will burn up at an altitude between 80-45 kilometers, with an estimated 26 pieces of debris re-entering our atmosphere for land fall or splash down.