NASA's satellite moment falls to Earth

Some fragments of UARS satellite falling to Earth have been observed in Texas and California (USA) and Italy.

Some fragments of UARS satellite falling to Earth have been observed in Texas and California (USA) and Italy.

The 46-second video obtained from the local KSAT observatory, fragments of the "Upper Air Study" (UARS) satellite appeared in the sky of San Antonio, Texas like a meteor and fell with Very big speed.

Picture 1 of NASA's satellite moment falls to Earth
Images observed in San Antonio, Texas

Another video appeared on YouTube showing that fragments were also observed in the Maro valley, north of Italy, around 3:55 pm on September 24 local time.

According to NASA, the return of Earth to the UARS satellite has not caused any damage to humans and property.

Picture 2 of NASA's satellite moment falls to Earth

In the sky of California

The forecast, a German space telescope, weighing 2.4 tons, will also return to Earth in the next 5 weeks with the probability of injury and damage of 1 / 2,000.

Röntgensatellite (ROSAT) will finish its mission after 12 years of operating on orbit and 30 pieces of different sizes (maximum of 400kg) will fall to the Earth's surface as early as the end of October.

Picture 3 of NASA's satellite moment falls to Earth

In Italy

Among these fragments may be giant mirrors that are designed to withstand heat and used to be thermal shields to protect the x-ray array of telescopes.

Update 17 December 2018
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