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Satellite hurtling towards Earth to hit the ground today after nearly 30 years in orbit

A European observation satellite is hurtling towards Earth, and is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, after nearly 30 years in space.

The ERS-2 satellite will break up into pieces during re-entry, the majority of which will burn up, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.

Esa is still monitoring its landfall, which

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