Status Report

NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Reentry Update Update #8 Thu, 22 Sep 2011

By SpaceRef Editor
September 22, 2011
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NASA Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Reentry Update Update #8 Thu, 22 Sep 2011
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As of 7 a.m. EDT Sept. 22, 2011, the orbit of UARS was 115 mi by 120 mi (185 km by 195 km). Re-entry is expected sometime during the afternoon of Sept. 23, Eastern Daylight Time.

The satellite will not be passing over North America during that time period.

It is still too early to predict the time and location of re-entry with any more certainty, but predictions will become more refined in the next 24 to 36 hours.

SpaceRef staff editor.