BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoEurope’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happenswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkEurope’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happenswww.theverge.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square1fedilinkfile-text
minus-square667linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoThe Verge’s title is a bit click-baity. Is the ESA destroying a new satellite? Yes. Is that what the satellite was designed for? Also yes. It will have over 200 sensors to capture re-entry data in a special capsule which will then transmit for up to 20 minutes after reentry and before reaching the ocean. The mission IS the re-entry.
The Verge’s title is a bit click-baity.
Is the ESA destroying a new satellite? Yes.
Is that what the satellite was designed for? Also yes.
It will have over 200 sensors to capture re-entry data in a special capsule which will then transmit for up to 20 minutes after reentry and before reaching the ocean.
The mission IS the re-entry.