The wind-measuring satellite reentered the atmosphere over Antarctica burning up far from population centers. Earth as far away from population centers as possible as up to one quarter of the satellite was expected to make it all the way down to the surface.
as far away from population centers as possible as up to one quarter of the satellite was expected to make it all the way down to the surface.
ESA's Space Debris Office used data collected during the final orbit of Aeolus together with data from U.S. Space Command to build a map that shows the approximate location of the spacecraft's disintegration in Earth's atmosphere. This process was believed to have destroyed around 80% of the spacecraft, but the map was also able to determine where in the Atlantic Ocean the remaining 20% was dispersed.
At six minutes after reentry, the team marked the location at which any surviving pieces would have fallen into the ocean. There are no plans to recover these fragments, which would have quickly sunk to the sea floor. The achievement of landing the craft minutes from its target is even more impressive, considering that Aeolus was traveling at around 17,000 miles per hour , about 11 times faster than the top speed of a fighter jet.
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