Jettisoning @Space_Station hardware we no longer need with the @csa_asc robotic arm.

Jul 17, 2023 · 6:37 PM UTC

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One correction: I said off the cuff the orbit would decay over the coming days to weeks. It’s actually years – reentry timing has high uncertainty, but estimates center around summer 2025. Primary driver of orbital decay is drag from tiny remnants of Earth’s atmosphere.
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Atmospheric density exponentially decays with altitude, but the decay rate at orbital altitudes depends on solar activity, making long-term predictions difficult.
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