An artificial satellite weighing over 2,000 kilograms will fall to Earth on the 21st
欧州宇宙機関（ＥＳＡ）の使用済み人工衛星「ＥＲＳ―２」が、２１日にも大気圏に突入する見通しとなりました
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) spent satellite ERS-2 is expected to enter the atmosphere on the 21st.
ＥＲＳ―２はＥＳＡや国際団体が監視を続けており、米東部時間の２１日午前６時１４分（日本時間同日午後８時１４分）に大気圏突入が予想されていますが、１５時間の時間のずれが見込まれます
ERS-2 is being monitored by ESA and international organizations, and is expected to enter the atmosphere at 6:14 a.m. Eastern time on the 21st (8:14 p.m. the same day, Japan time), but it will take 15 hours. It is expected that there will be a shift in
ESA also provides the latest information on its official website.
太陽活動が予測できないことから、大気圏突入の正確な時刻は不明です
The exact time of atmospheric entry is unknown due to unpredictable solar activity.
The sun is becoming more active as it approaches the peak of its 11-year cycle called the solar maximum.
ＥＳＡによると、ＥＲＳ―２の質量は、燃料が枯渇した状態で推定２２９４キログラムです
According to ESA, ERS-2 has an estimated mass of 2,294 kilograms when depleted of fuel.
That means it’s almost no different from other space debris.
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