A satellite heavier than a large car makes an uncontrolled return to Earth tomorrow, but don’t worry too much [TechSpot]

The European Space Agency (ESA) launched the European Remote Sensing 2 (ERS-2) satellite on an Ariane 4 rocket back in April 1995. In 2011, after 16 years of operations, the ESA decided to end ERS-2 operations and deorbit the satellite. Following 66 deororbting maneuvers, which included draining the propellant tanks…Read Entire Article