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NASA's Swift satellite telescope ends mission in fiery re-entry over Indonesia

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NASA's 22-year-old Swift satellite telescope completed its mission with a fiery re-entry over Indonesia. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, weighing approximately 3,200 pounds, burned up in Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday. This event occurred less than three months after a failed attempt to boost its orbit and extend its operational life. The US Space Force confirmed the re-entry details, noting its trajectory over North Sumatra. AI

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NASA's Swift satellite telescope ends mission in fiery re-entry over Indonesia

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Nasa’s 22-year-old Swift satellite telescope falls from orbit in fiery finale

    Nasa’s Swift satellite ⁠telescope, which spent two decades studying the most powerful known blasts of energy in the cosmos, tumbled out of orbit as expected on Wednesday and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere over Indonesia, the space agency reported. The fiery demise of the Neil Ge…

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