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Big, doomed satellite seen from space as it tumbles towards a fiery reentry on Feb. 21 (photos) (www.space.com)
submitted 9 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/astronomy@mander.xyz
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[โ€“] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Why has it taken 12 or 13 years from being manoeuvred to deorbit, to finally deorbiting?

[โ€“] theodewere@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

very high orbit i guess

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