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German satellite to hit Earth
by Staff Writers
Berlin (UPI) Oct 22, 2011



Parts of a German satellite will crash to Earth Saturday night, the German Aerospace Center said.

Germany's X-ray telescope ROSAT is currently 105 miles above Earth's surface, RIA Novosti reported.

As many as 30 pieces weighing as much as 1.6 tons are expected to hit along a 50-mile-wide path between Berlin and Samara, Russia.

The pieces will be hitting Earth between 10 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday.

The X-ray satellite's mirrors, optics and instruments have heavy protection from overheating and will not burn up when entering the atmosphere, the report said.

There is a 1-in-2,000 chance of someone on the ground being injured by the satellite's debris.

ROSAT was put into orbit in 1990 and weighs a total of 2.4 tons.

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Beijing (XNA) Oct 19, 2011
An abandoned German satellite was expected to fall on Earth this week, but the exactly time and location remained unknown, according to media reports. The German space agency has offered a landfall time of the 2.4-ton satellite, between Oct. 21 and Oct. 25. According to the agency, approximately 1.6 tons debris, consisting mainly of glass and ceramic fragments, could survive the journey th ... read more


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