NASA on 27 / 9 reported that debris from a scientific satellite weighing 6 tons was decommissioned by the agency this fall to Earth Tuesday 24 / 9, had fallen into a remote area in the South Pacific and not cause any damage.
Experts estimate after the satellite passes the Earth's atmosphere will remain burned debris not weighing a total of 495kg.
Center for Space activities mixed in Vandenberg Air Force Base in California identified research satellite of NASA's upper atmosphere (UARS) has gone into the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean in sky coordinates 14.1 degrees South latitude and 170.2 west longitude.
UARS satellite position falls under the Pacific Ocean, some near Samoa. The debris then scattered within 300-800 miles (480-1,300 km) from the point of returning to Earth.
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UARS satellite. (Source: Reuters) |
In a statement, NASA said: "This position is located in a vast ocean areas and distant in the southern hemisphere, away from any major land areas."
UARS satellite is 10.6 m long and 4.6 m in diameter, is one of the largest satellite in free fall through Earth's atmosphere.
The NASA plan to control the process back to Earth by the spacecraft large but this measure was not done when they designed UARS.
UARS was put into orbit in 1991 to study ozone and other chemicals in the atmosphere. The satellite completes mission in 2005 and losing altitude since it is influenced by Earth's gravity. /.
Huy Le (Vietnam +)
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