1,300-Pound NASA Research Satellite Will Come Crashing Down to Earth in the Next Few Hours

The risk of harm to people on our planet is considered low.

What goes up must come down – when it comes to satellites.

And now, a large NASA satellite will reportedly come crashing down to Earth in the next few hours, after spending nearly 14 years in orbit.

A 600-kilogram NASA satellite will enter Earth’s atmosphere tomorrow.

The Van Allen Probe A research satellite, weighing approximately 600 kilograms and launched in 2011, is scheduled to enter Earth’s atmosphere on March 11. The spacecraft operated until 2019, after which it…pic.twitter.com/7UgxDg4GuL

— Black Hole (@konstructivizm)March 10, 2026

“The spacecraft in question is the 1,323-pound (600-kilogram) Van Allen Probe A, which launched in August 2012 along with its twin, Van Allen Probe B, to study the radiation belts around Earth for which they’re named.”

The Van Allen radiation belts are two distinct zones of trapped energetic charged particles, forming crucial components of Earth’s magnetosphere. Discovered in 1958 by James Van Allen and his team using instruments aboard Explorer 1, these donut-shaped belts … 1/pic.twitter.com/XSKhK4DbVH

— Erika  (@ExploreCosmos_)February 2, 2024

“Both spacecraft were deactivated in 2019, and Van Allen Probe A’s time off Earth is now nearly up. As of Monday afternoon (March 9), the U.S. Space Force predicted that the satellite will reenter Earth’s atmosphere on Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. EDT (2345 GMT), plus or minus 24 hours.”

Source: The Gateway Pundit