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Cluster’s encore for reentry science a success
📌 概要
欧空局Cluster任务收官之作：Tango卫星于9月1日23:30受控再入大气层。任务2024年结束后转为再观数据采集行动，经四次' targeted'再入验证了安全离轨处置方法，科学家乘飞机多次观测，形成独特再入数据集，助力未来卫星安全与可持续设计。
⚡ 关键要点
- ▸Tango卫星9月1日受控再入大气层，Cluster任务完成谢幕
- ▸四次' targeted'再入验证了安全 end-of-life 处置方法
- ▸观测数据集将改进再入烧毁机理认知并指导卫星设计
The Cluster mission danced its final dance as Tango reentered the atmosphere on 1 September, at 23:30:31 CEST. The end of the Cluster mission in 2024 turned into the start of the reentry data collection campaign. After four ‘targeted’ reentries, this is now a proven method of safe end-of-life disposal. It also enabled the repeated observation of the reentries by a plane full of scientists, creating a unique reentry data set that will improve our understanding of the destructive process and can inform the design of safer and more sustainable satellites in the future.