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ROSAT Falls East of India

By Andrea Gini on October 24, 2011

According to German Aerospace Center officials, the German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), which reentered Earth's atmosphere on October... Read more →

Spacecraft Atmospheric Reentry

FAA Issued NOTAM for ROSAT Debris

By Andrea Gini on October 23, 2011

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a NOTAM to warn pilots to watch out for possible falling debris of the German Roentgen Satellite... Read more →

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ROSAT Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere

By Andrea Gini on October 23, 2011

The 2.7 tons German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) made its final dive into Earth's atmosphere in the night of October 22, 2011, but German Aerospace... Read more →

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Survey: An International Institute for Space Safety

By Staff Writers on October 22, 2011

We invite the readers of the Space Safety Magazine to take part to a survey about a proposed International Institute for Space Safety, jointly... Read more →

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UPDATE: ROSAT Reentry Expected in the Next 24 Hours

By Andrea Gini on October 22, 2011

UPDATE Sat 22 Oct 18:00UT ROSAT orbit 87.79 minutes, 161.4 x 167.3 km Position 30.6S,51.9E alt=167.2km Unlit ~Re-entry ~13h The... Read more →

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Galileo Deploys Successfully

By Andrea Gini on October 21, 2011

IOV satellites ejected from Fregat upper stage (Credits: ESA). Source ESA: The first pair of satellites for Europe's Galileo global navigation... Read more →