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The latest studies reveal that it is possible that up to 30 individual pieces weighing a total of 1.6 tons may reach the surface of the Earth. The largest single fragment will probably be the telescope's mirror, which is very heat resistant and weighs 400kg (882 pounds).

Dead 2.4 ton ROSAT satellite to fall to earth this weekend

Posted on 12:33 pm, Friday, October 21, 2011. Tags: ,

The latest studies reveal that it is possible that up to 30 individual pieces weighing a total of 1.6 tons may reach the surface of the Earth. The largest single fragment will probably be the telescope’s mirror, which is very heat resistant and weighs 400kg (882 pounds).

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This satellite image shows the northern edge of the fire closing in on a special ecological area within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Napau wildfire burns 2,076 acres, continues to grow

Posted on 7:20 pm, Thursday, March 24, 2011. Tags: , , , ,

This satellite image shows the northern edge of the fire closing in on a special ecological area within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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First image from new GOES-14 satellite

First image from new GOES-14 satellite

Posted on 8:40 pm, Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Tags: , , , , ,

From approximately 35,786 km (22,236 miles) in space, NOAA’s newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – GOES-14 – took its first full-disk visible image of the earth on July 27, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. GOES-14, launched on June 27, 2009, from Cape Canaveral, Fla., joins three other NOAA operational GOES spacecraft that help the agency’s […]

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