Space debris from the decommisioned ND21 Solar Sensor satellite is set to plummet to earth on 26th June 2018.
The 104kg UK built unit will reach a maximum velocity of 880km/h as it smashes into the ground at 23:37BST.
A site near Eastleigh in Hampshire has been chosen to cause the minimal chance of human injuries and as little disturbance as possible. The impact zone has been calculated to within a 500m radius with 95% accuracy.
Derek Murphy from UKSAA says “Although we can’t totally rule out fatalities, there is generally no need for alarm from the public, we are conducting these re-entries on a frequent basis with a high success rate.”
The exact location will be 50.976105-1.248632 which is a small water mass in Lower Upham.
Space junk set to crash to earth in Hampshire
