]]>…German space agency says one of its abandoned satellites will dive back to Earth later this month, but no one knows where it will land.
Up to 3,750 pounds of the satellite could reach Earth’s surface.
There is a 1-in-2,000 chance someone will be struck by fragments of ROSAT on its way down, according to Germany.
The 2.4-ton spacecraft, Germany’s Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), is expected to fall Oct. 22 or 23.
The satellite will break up into fragments, some of which will disintegrate due to intense re-entry heat. But studies predict that about 1.6 tons of satellite leftovers could reach the Earth’s surface. That’s nearly half ROSAT’s entire mass.
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