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Sleek GOCE Spacecraft Will Have Uncontrolled Re-entry to Earth’s Atmosphere
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 12:52
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GOCE in orbit. Credit: ESA
The sleek and sexy-looking GOCE spacecraft have been mapping Earth’s gravity for over four years, but soon its xenon fuel will run out and the satellite will end up re-entering our atmosphere. But no one can say for sure when or where the 1-ton satellite will fall.
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