The fire is poised to consume a spaceship that was built in Europe. A spacecraft that weighs 1,360 kg and was sent into orbit five years ago is currently on a path that would cause it to collide with the planet Earth. After successfully completing its primary mission in orbit, which lasted for three years, the satellite will be destroyed by a massive explosion when it reenters the atmosphere of Earth.

The Earth Explorer scientific mission Aeolus was launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a demonstration of the agency’s cutting-edge space technology. Aeolus went on to become one of the ESA’s weather satellites that had the most impact, according to the report.

The European Union’s Iconic 1,360-Kilogram Satellite Will Crash to Earth in a Fireball.

The spacecraft’s science operation was shut down on April 30 of this year, and since then, its components have been set to operate in a unique mode in order to complete end-of-life duties that will be helpful in the preparation of the Aeolus-2 follow-up mission.

The European Space Agency will provide the instruction for Aeolus to naturally descend from its present height of 320 kilometers to a height of 280 kilometers in the next months. After that, it will be gradually lowered to a height of 150 kilometers above the surface of the Earth when the death plunge begins.

When it gets to a height of around 80 kilometers, the spaceship is expected to explode due to the high temperatures.

According to the space agency, engineers carefully studied how to situate Aeolus in the atmosphere of the Earth to target large ocean seas during reentry. This considerably reduced the amount of land that tiny fragments may fall across.