grb090423, 2 months ago to random

Aww. It had a good and long life 👍

ERS-2 buckles and bends during final farewell.

#ESA #ERS2 #FHR
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/02/ERS-2_buckles_and_bends_during_final_farewell

EricFielding, 3 months ago to random

The European Space Agency (ESA) ERS-2 satellite re-entered the Earth's atmosphere earlier today over the North Pacific Ocean. I used a lot of radar images from this satellite in years past, but I am happy that they were able to de-orbit it and reduce potential space junk. It was some luck that it fell over the 75% of the Earth that is ocean. #ers2 #esa #radar
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/ERS-2_reenters_Earth_s_atmosphere_over_Pacific_Ocean

AstroHawk, 3 months ago to space

"A big European satellite will make an uncontrolled return to Earth Wednesday" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - #ESA European Remote Sensing 2 satellite's orbit will decay Wednesday, probably unnoticed except by #space enthusiasts https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/a-large-european-satellite-will-come-crashing-back-to-earth-this-week/ #reentry #SpaceJunk