Spaceflight Now: CGRO deorbit
Animation of CGRO reentry

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Posted: June 4, 2000


Animation shows how the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory is believed to have broke apart during its reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. Source video: NASA TV (439k, 1min 12sec QuickTime file).

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