German scientists predict that the largest German research satellite - Rosat - will fall to Earth this year. According to the German Center for Air and Space Flight and Der Spiegel magazine, scientists are not clear whether the satellite will completely burn up in the atmosphere or fall to earth. Scientists say that Germany is responsible for all the damage caused by falling parts of satellites anywhere in the world. 1960 kilometers. In 1990, the 550-ton satellite "produced" the first X-ray image of the Moon, later images of the Andromeda galaxy, and was the first to capture X-rays from a comet. In addition, Rosat discovered over 2,4 remnants of stellar explosions, supernovae. It is said that the data obtained thanks to Rosat were the basis of thousands of scientific works. German scientists expect the "arrival" of the satellite, which has been losing altitude for several years, between October and this December For now, they cannot yet calculate the trajectory of the fall of the satellite, and that is why they cannot yet determine the place where its parts could fall. The place of the fall of the satellite can be calculated more precisely only when it begins to enter the atmosphere. Then scientists will be able to mark a space 1990 kilometers wide and 200 to 30 kilometers long into which parts of Rosato could fall. When entering the Earth's atmosphere, parts of the satellite heat up to more than 200 degrees Celsius, and it is unclear which parts of Rosato will "survive". In the German Center for Air and Space Flight, they indicate that "several tons of "space junk" fall every year, but that the chance that the "wreck" could fall on populated areas is relatively small.
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