15 Space Telescopes and Satellites That Came Crashing Back to Earth
Not every spacecraft stays in orbit forever. From massive space stations like Skylab, Mir, and Tiangong-1 to multi-ton observatories and failed interplanetary probes, here are 15 space telescopes and
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15 Space Telescopes and Satellites That Came Crashing Back to Earth
15. Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
14. Skylab Space Station
13. Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
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12. Phobos-Grunt Mars Probe
11. Salyut 7 Space Station
10. Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
9. Kosmos 954 Nuclear Satellite
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8. Kosmos 482 Venus Lander
7. Tiangong-1 Space Laboratory
6. Mir Space Station
5. Mariner 1 Venus Probe
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4. Intelsat 708 Satellite
3. KH-9 Hexagon Reconnaissance Satellite
2. Pegasus 2 Micrometeoroid Satellite
1. Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle
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