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Re:Track Europe's falling, 2,000-pound satellite in real-time by bbllee on Saturday November 09, 2013 @05:08PM (#6703528)
Yeah, hard bounce off the atmosphere trades angular momentum for radial velocity and increases eccentricity, meaning next time you hit the atmosphere is gonna be even worse.
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