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Swift's Reentry Risk This Week
The Swift space telescope is breaking apart in the atmosphere after an attempt to save it failed. At an altitude of about 120 kilometres, it will enter the denser layers at a speed of more than 27,000 kilometres per hour, before its main structure breaks apart at around 80 kilometres. Most of its pieces are expected to burn up, but dense fragments could reach Earth. They are most likely to fall into the oceans, though populated areas in Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America remain within the possible impact zone.
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