A defunct earth-imaging satellite made in China turned into a bright fireball over the weekend as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere.
A defunct earth-imaging satellite made in China turned into a bright fireball Saturday night as it re-entered Earth’s atmosphere — and some of the remains may have made it to the ground in Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas or surrounding states.Jonathan McDowell says the spacecraft began its tumultuous return to earth above New Orleans and likely disintegrated as it continued north.
McDowell noted that GaoJing 1-02 is relatively small for a satellite, so it’s possible it burned up entirely in the air without anything reaching the ground. So far there have been no reports of fragments being recovered, but they could be quite small and difficult to identify as part of a satellite.
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