An old European satellite weighing two and a half tons will fall to Earth in the next few hours

2024-02-18 03:30:30

The European satellite ERS-2, which until 2011 was collecting data on the Earth’s climate, will disintegrate above the atmosphere around next Wednesday, according to predictions from the European Space Agency

Mockup of the ERS-2 ESA satellite

18/02/2024

Updated at 04:30 a.m.

In April 1994, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent into space a satellite of almost three tons. Called ERS-2, it was the most sophisticated in its class, and the improved ‘brother’ of the ERS-1, launched three years earlier. …

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