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Europe’s space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happens
It’s about studying space junk.
The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch a satellite into Earth’s orbit in 2027 to watch it get wrecked as it reenters the atmosphere. Aerospace engineering company Deimos is contracted to build DRACO, which will be about the size of a washing machine and weigh about 200kg (441 pounds). Most space debris that returns to Earth is uncontrolled anyway, and the point is to closely mimic an average reentry, according to the ESA’s press release.
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