ERBS satellite (photo: NASA)
A NASA satellite will enter the atmosphere tonight (Monday morning, Israel time). According to estimates by the United States military, the satellite, which weighs 2,450 kilograms, will crash into the Earth at approximately 1:40 a.m. our time, or 6:40 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, but this is only a rough estimate, and may vary by as much as 17 hours here or there.
The ERBS satellite (an acronym for "Budget Earth Radiation Measurement Satellite") is already very old in satellite years. The satellite is 38 years old, and has already passed outlasting its original expected lifespan of two and a half years. It was part of a three-satellite mission launched in 1984, equipped with instruments that measured how our Earth absorbs and emits radiation. It operated until 2005, when it ceased operation and became junk in space, and began to Back to Earth and tonight he will finally end his life by crashing into the atmosphere.
will crash on Earth at approximately 1:40 am according to our time (photo: official website, NASA)
It is estimated that most of the satellite's body will burn up in the atmosphere, but parts of it may survive the entry, NASA officials noted. In their estimation, the danger to humans is very low, but the chance of being harmed by a part that reaches the ground after not burning up is 1 in 9,400.
ERBS is not waste First space landing back on our heads In 2022, 21 cubic meters of Chinese 5B rocket cores fell back to Earth in a free fall (as opposed to a controlled landing) after being part of the launch of the Chinese space station, a matter that has been a focus of criticism in the international space community. ERBS It is an unpleasant reminder of the amount of space debris floating above the Earth, and how dangerous it can be - especially in light of the current satellite launch binge, in projects such as Starlink and others.
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