Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk
by Richard Luscombe from on (#747SP)
The 600kg Van Allen probe A will re-enter Tuesday evening, with most of it burning before reaching Earth's surface
Parts of a giant Nasa satellite will crash to Earth on Tuesday evening, the US space agency is warning - but the chance of being struck is extremely low.
According to the US military's space force, the roughly 1,323lb (600kg) spacecraft, one of a pair of twin probes launched in 2012 to investigate the Van Allen radiation belt, is estimated to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at about 7.45pm EDT.
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