40 kg zwaar fragment afkomstig van de Russische SL-23 raket komt in Peru terecht
Ruimte en Astronomie
40 kg zwaar fragment afkomstig van de Russische SL-23 raket komt in Peru terecht
De raket was op 26 december gelanceerd met aan boord de AngoSat 1 communicatie satelliet
Residents of eastern Brazil and northern Peru witnessed a rare atmospheric re-entry of a recently launched rocket that ended up hard landing in pieces over South America. The rocket was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on December 26, 2017, carrying AngoSat 1 Communications Satellite.The SL-23 rocked body (international designation 2017-086D) re-entered Earth's atmosphere at 23:32 UTC on January 27, 2018, providing a rare opportunity to witness a rocket body slowly burning out in the atmosphere.
However, in an even more rare turn of events, a 40 kg (88 lbs) piece of the rocket measuring 1.05 x 2.7 m (41.3 x 106.3 inches) ended its flight hard landing in northern Peru, leaving a 30 cm (11.8 inches) deep and 29 cm (11.4 inches) wide crater.
SL-23 R/B re-entered Earth's atmosphere at 23:32 UTC on January 27, 2018. Credit: Aerospace
As reported by Exoss, witnesses took to social media and shared their images and
of the re-entry. At the time, it was an unidentified burning object in the sky.
Exoss team later surveyed information about the event and found the following piece of the rocket in Puno region of northern Peru.
Bron: https://watchers.news
