Tag: Earth’s Magnetosphere
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ESA Records Final Cluster Satellite Reentries in South Pacific Airborne Campaign
The European Space Agency’s final two Cluster satellites, Samba and Tango, reentered over a remote part of the South Pacific on August 31 and September 1, 2026, ending the four-spacecraft mission after 26 years. Scientists aboard a research aircraft flying from Tonga recorded both breakups with 29 of their 30 instruments, gathering data to improve…