Re-Entry: Flock 1E-14
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-14 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on July 30, 2016 after just over one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Month: July 2016
Fireball over Western U.S: Chinese Rocket Debris
Authorities in the Western United State received dozens of calls Wednesday night and Social Media was a buzz after a long-lasting fireball streaked through the night skies from California to Utah.
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Re-Entry: Flock 1E-6
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-6 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on July 21, 2016 after almost exactly one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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WorldView-2 Earth Imaging Satellite involved in Space Debris Event
The WorldView-2 satellite under operation by DigitalGlobe was involved in a “debris-causing” even on Tuesday liberating at least eight pieces of unknown size, the Joint Space Operations Center reported.
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Re-Entry of Soyuz Rocket Stage surprises New Zealanders
The fiery demise of a Soyuz rocket stage surprised observers in New Zealand Tuesday night, sparking dozens of reports of a bright meteor over the South Island.
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Re-Entry: Flock 1E-7
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-7 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on July 16, 2016 after almost exactly one year in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
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Re-Entry: Soyuz FG Rocket Stage from ISS Crew Launch
The third stage of the Soyuz Rocket that helped boost the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft into orbit re-entered the atmosphere this weekend, three days after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and dispatching Anatoli Ivanishin, Takuya Onishi and Kate Rubins into orbit for a four-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
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Re-Entry: Eros A1 Earth Imaging Satellite
The EROS A1 Earth Observation Satellite operated by Isreali company ImageSat International, re-entered the atmosphere on July 7, 2016 after fifteen and a half years in orbit.
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Re-Entry: Long March 3B Rocket Body from Belintersat-1 Launch
A Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on July 3, 2016 after a seven and a half months in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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Re-Entry: Long March 3B Rocket Body from LaoSat-1 Launch
A Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on July 3, 2016 after a seven and a half months in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
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Re-Entry: Shroud from first Long March 7 Mission
The Re-Entry Shroud from the first Long March 7 launch re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on July 2, 2016 after just over a week in orbit.
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Re-Entry: Shijian-10 Orbital Module
The separable Orbital Module of the Shijian-10 Microgravity Science Satellite re-entered the atmosphere on July 1st, 2016 after spending almost three months in a Low Earth Orbit
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