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NASA - Pieces of Plunging Satellite Have Settled on Earth

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Miami (CNN) -- Pieces of a defunct satellite that plummeted to Earth have come to rest, NASA said Saturday morning The space agency said the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite "is down," according to the space agency's Twitter page. NASA said debris fell to Earth between 11:23 p.m. ET Friday and 1:09 a.m. ET Saturday, but it was not immediately clear where the pieces may have landed. About two dozen pieces of the satellite were expected to survive the crash through the Earth's atmosphere. Late Friday night, NASA predicted satellite parts would pass "over Canada and Africa, as well as vast areas of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans." "The risk to public safety is very remote," NASA said. The 26 pieces expected to survive the descent -- made of stainless steel, titanium and beryllium that won't burn -- ranged from about 10 pounds to hundreds of pounds, according to NASA. "The U.S. is very safe from (the satellite) ... It'

Pakistan's first Satellite PAKSAT R1 Launched Successfully

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Paksat-1R Satellite launched Successfully in China, with the help of Chinese brothers ... It is Launched 3 days before the Schedule.before its was schedule on 14th but due to same clamate changes its launched early Surprise for the WORLD. its pakistan first telecomection Setellite.the project is started in 2008 now the dream come true PAKSAT-1R will operate from orbital location of 38° East Longitude and shall offer C and Ku band coverage in over 75 countries across Europe, Africa, Middle East, South and Central Asia. thanks to CCTV for covrage Pak-China friendship forever