NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to burn up this week after more than two decades in space

A satellite designed to live two years and named for its speed is ending its life slowly and then with a blistering pace. Unable to steer and unable to observe, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is sinking a few miles a day toward an uncontrolled reentry expected this week. As of Monday, the U.S. Space Force predicted Swift would re-enter Earth’s atmosphere at approximately 3:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 4, somewhere within about 21 degrees north or south of the equator — a band that is mostly ocean. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 4)