Re-Entry: Flock 1E-9
Planet Labs’ Flock 1E-9 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on February 8, 2016 after seven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
Read morePlanet Labs’ Flock 1E-9 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on February 8, 2016 after seven months in orbit, collecting Earth imagery that Planet Labs offers on the commercial market.
Read moreThe Chinese TX 1, launched on a Long March 4B rocket, re-entered on February 7, 2016 after over four years in orbit.
Read moreThe COPPER CubeSat, launched on a Minotaur rocket as part of the ORS-3 cluster mission, re-entered on February 4, 2016 after over two years in orbit.
Read moreA nearly four-year old Russian Briz-M rocket suffered an in-orbit break-up event last December, data provided by the Joint Space Operations Center shows, adding to the orbital debris problem caused by multiple Briz-M break-up events in recent years.
Read moreTruly spectacular photos of a re-entering rocket stage were captured on Saturday by astrophotographer Steve Cullen who happened to stop at just the right time to capture nightscape panoramas at Mauna Kea, Hawaii showing the blazing demise of a Long March 3B upper stage.
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