BrikoXM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish • 2 days agoEurope’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happenswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkEurope’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happenswww.theverge.comBrikoXM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish • 2 days agomessage-square1fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@667linkEnglish5•1 day 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.