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    Object WT1190F

    As confirmed by experts at ESA's NEO Coordination Centre (NEOCC), ESRIN, Italy, the object, dubbed WT1190F, is thought to be a discarded rocket body

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    • Title Object WT1190F
    • Released 22/10/2015 10:39 am
    • Copyright B. Bolin, R. Jedicke, M. Micheli
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      Space object WT1190F observed on 9 October 2015 with the University of Hawaii 2.2-metre telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.

      The expected 13 November 2015 re-entry of WT1190F, a suspected rocket body, poses very little risk to anyone but could help scientists improve our understanding of how any object – man-made or natural – interacts with Earth’s atmosphere. 

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    • Activity Operations
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