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NASA Confirms A 600 kg Satellite Is Returning To Earth After 14 Years: Should You Be Worried?

Published on: March 12, 2026, 3:05 p.m. | Source: Times Now

NASA has announced that the Van Allen Probe A, a 600 kg spacecraft launched in 2012, is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere around March 10, 2024. Initially intended for a two-year mission, it collected valuable data on Earth's radiation belts for nearly seven years before being deactivated in 2019. , Science, Times Now

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