/sci/ - Science & Math

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/a-large-european-satellite-will-come-crashing-back-to-earth-this-week/
> Nearly three decades ago, the European Space Agency launched its largest and most sophisticated Earth observation satellite to date, the European Remote Sensing 2 satellite, on an Ariane 4 rocket. The spacecraft functioned well for more than 15 years before the space agency decided it was reaching the end of its operational lifetime.
>Rather, there is a very, very tiny chance it could fall on someone's head. Because it is such a big satellite, fragments as large as 52 kg (115 pounds) could reach the surface.

https://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2024/02/05/ers-2-reentry-live-updates/