The South African satellite SumbandilaSat (Pathfinder in Venda) is reaching the end of its life and initiated deorbit procedures on Friday, December 10, 2021. The satellite was launched in 2009 […]
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Europe’s First Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellite Successfully Deorbited
Europe’s first meteorological satellite in polar orbit, Metop-A, has been successfully deorbited by Europe’s meteorological satellite agency, EUMETSAT, with support from Airbus. Starting immediately, the satellite will spiral downward in […]