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Russian Space Agency Says Phobos-Grunt Reentry Imminent

Marcia S. Smith
Posted: 15-Jan-2012
Updated: 15-Jan-2012 12:39 PM

UPDATE:  The latest Roscosmos prediction is that Phobos-Grunt will reenter between 12:50 and 1:34 EST over the Atlantic Ocean.  This is their latest ground track, showing the predicted reentry point.

ORIGINAL STORY: Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, has posted an updated prediction of when the Phobos-Grunt (Phobos-soil) probe will reenter Earth's atmosphere today.

According to its website, the agency has narrowed the reentry window to a specific orbit and believes it will reenter between 21:30 and 23:12 Moscow Time today, which is 12:30 - 3:12 pm EST.   Roscosmos provides this groundtrack of the spacecraft's orbit at that time:


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