Another satellite entry over UAE skies likely today

 

Another satellite entry over UAE skies likely today

Dubai - This will be the second such event in a week.

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Published: Mon 23 Oct 2017, 5:45 PM

Last updated: Tue 24 Oct 2017, 12:41 AM

In case you missed last week's fiery space junk entry over the UAE skies, here's another rare opportunity for you.

In a tweet by the UAE Space Agency, an expired satellite was expected to enter the atmosphere on Monday at around 6.15pm, and there was a likelihood of it being seen from some Arab countries, including UAE.

"An expired satellite is expected to enter the atmosphere at 6.15 pm, which may be seen from some Arab countries, including the UAE," Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency, said.

Last week, the Progress Module M07 SL-4 R/B, a Russian cargo spacecraft used to re-supply the International Space Station (ISS), entered the Earth's atmosphere, and was seen as a fireball zooming across the sky in most Gulf countries.

Visuals of the fireball had social media users going crazy over the unusual object. But Hasan Al Hariri, CEO of Dubai Astronomy Group, clarified later that it was, in fact, space junk -- and not a meteor, falling plane, or asteroid, like many thought.


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