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Draco set to capture data during satellite destruction

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For nearly 70 years of spaceflight, around 10,000 satellites and rocket bodies have reentered Earth’s atmosphere, with many more to follow. However, what happens to a satellite during its final moments of destruction remains unclear.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing the Destructive Reentry Assessment Container Object (Draco) mission, designed to capture unique in-flight data du”}]]