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Satellite Rosat expected to return on Earth

Rome, Italy - Around 30 fragments will reach the ground: scenario are being analysed and possible interventions are being discussed

"Yesterday afternoon, at the headquarters of the Department of Civil Protection (DPC), an Operations Committee - convened in agreement with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) - was called to analyse the scenarios and evaluate potential interventions related to the satellite's return, belonging to the German Space Agency (DLR ) Roentgen (X-ray) SATellite (Rosat). The ROSAT satellite, launched from Cape...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1134982
Rome, Italy, 10/20/2011 18:26
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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