ROSAT

ROSAT’s Crash Site Determined

[/caption] The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has identified the ROSAT’s satellite final resting place as the Bay of Bengal, off…

13 years ago

ROSAT Satellite has Re-Entered; No Reports of Debris

[/caption] It's official: the ROSAT satellite has come down. The Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), the German Space…

13 years ago

Latest Update on ROSAT Satellite: Uncontrolled Re-Entry on Oct. 22 or 23

This latest video rendering from from Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) shows ROSAT's current orbit, the satellite's ground track, and the…

13 years ago

Video: Thierry Legault Captures the ROSAT Satellite Just Before Re-Entry

I was waiting for this, and I know our readers have been looking forward to seeing astrophotographer Thierry Legault's images…

13 years ago

ROSAT – Fiery Debris To Rain From The Sky

[/caption] The recent re-entry of the UARS satellite was not the end of falling satellite debris, as the German ROSAT…

13 years ago

German ROSAT Satelite Heading Towards Uncontrolled Re-Entry to Earth

[/caption] Here we go again: A satellite without a propulsion system is set to crash to Earth later this month,…

13 years ago