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Is GOCE designed to break up in the atmosphere?
Soon, ESA is planning to deorbit GOCE, letting it burn up in the atmosphere. It seems this has been the plan for a long time - so why won't the satellite be completely annihilated into pieces small ...
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How can all of GOCE's pieces land in a 20 square yard area?
I was reading this article, and noticed this statement:
The chances that a chunk of GOCE or any other space debris will injure anyone are tiny, but not zero. Floberghagen said the debris will ...
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