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European Satellite Breaks Up, Burns Up on Return to Earth

A European satellite that ran out of fuel re-entered the Earth's atmosphere early Monday, with some pieces falling harmlessly into the sea.The European Space Agency's Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer satellite surrendered to the laws of gravity, dropped from its orbit and fell toward Earth .The ESA's Space Debris Office said the satellite, known as GOCE, reentered Earth's atmosphere over the southern Atlantic Ocean, near the Falkland Islands. The...


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