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Jonathan McDowell reports that the Katalyst LINK spacecraft (dry mass 365 kg) reentered at 1438 UTC Sept. 24 over the South Pacific on a track from Tonga towards French Polynesia. No reports of debris

Jonathan McDowell reports that the Katalyst LINK spacecraft (dry mass 365 kg) reentered at 1438 UTC Sept. 24 over the South Pacific on a track from Tonga towards French Polynesia. No reports of debris reaching the ground or the ocean. The Swift observatory dry mass, which will reenter in the coming weeks, is 613 kg. https:// bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bs ky.social/post/3mwfojtihac2p 26/n

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Jonathan McDowell reports that the Katalyst LINK spacecraft (dry mass 365 kg) reentered at 1438 UTC Sept. 24 over the South Pacific on a track from Tonga towards French Polynesia. No reports of debris

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Jonathan McDowell reports that the Katalyst LINK spacecraft (dry mass 365 kg) reentered at 1438 UTC Sept. 24 over the South Pacific on a track from Tonga towards French Polynesia. No reports of debris reaching the ground or the ocean. The Swift observatory dry mass, which will reenter in the coming weeks, is 613 kg. https:// bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bs ky.social/post/3mwfojtihac2p 26/n