ESA plans first-of-its-kind operation to deorbit defunct satellite
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A team at the European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready to perform a "first-of-its-kind" operation to bring back a defunct satellite. The satellite in question, Aeolus, will be guided back to Earth on July 28. The majority of the spacecraft is expected to burn up while just 20% is estimated to survive reentry through Earth's atmosphere and disperse over the Atlantic Ocean.