Found! NASA Specifies When and Where UARS Reentered
In a videotaped statement today, NASA’s orbital debris expert Nicholas Johnson announced precisely when and where the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) reentered. Earlier the agency said it might never know for certain.
Johnson said the location was 14.1 degrees South latitude, 170.2 degrees West longitude, near the Christmas Islands. The agency has received no reports from people on airplanes, ships or islands that they witnessed the reentry, which occurred at 04:00 GMT September 24 (midnight EDT).
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