Fragments of a Soviet-era military satellite that was expected to hit Earth burned up in its atmosphere on Sunday, according to Russian television network RT.
The Cosmos-1220 satellite burned up on reentry to the Earth’s atmosphere at 5:58 p.m. Moscow time (8:58 a.m. ET), RT reported, citing Russian Space Command
The Russian military was tracking the decommissioned satellite, which was expected to land in the Pacific Ocean, according to local news agency RIA Novosti. Satellite-tracking website N2YO reported that Cosmos 1220 had reentered the Earth’s atmosphere Sunday morning Read more…
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