Large European satellite burns up in Earth's atmosphere.. As of: February 23, 2024, 4:46 a.m By: Tanja Banner CommentsPressSplit A satellite orbits the earth.

Almost 30 years after its launch into orbit, the two-ton satellite ERS-2 has now completed its service. Esa currently assumes that the satellite will crash on February 21st at 8:24 p.m. (CET) There is currently an inaccuracy of plus/minus 4.61 hours.