据国外媒体11月10日报道,欧洲空间局所属“重力场和稳态海洋环流探测”卫星(GOCE)已经完成使命。与很多卫星在寿终正寝之后便被抛弃在地球轨道上不同,欧洲空间局决定将其引导进入地球大气层焚毁。这颗卫星重约1吨,专家估计一旦进入地球大气层,这颗卫星将无法完全被烧毁,某些部分将坠落地面。 According to reports by foreign media on November 10, the mission of the “Gravity Field and Steady Ocean Circulation Exploration Satellite” (GOCE) under the responsibility of the European Space Agency has completed its mission. Unlike many satellites that were abandoned in Earth orbit after their end of life, the European Space Agency decided to direct it into the Earth’s atmosphere and burn it. The satellite weighs about 1 tonne. Experts estimate that once it enters the Earth’s atmosphere, the satellite will not be completely destroyed and some parts will fall to the ground.