Falcon 9 decay

[george7378]

From Spaceweather.com:

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, launched on June 4th from Cape Canaveral as a possible successor to the space shuttle, is about to reenter Earth's atmosphere. According to US Strategic Command, reentry should occur on June 27th at 0213 UT +/- 16 hours. The large uncertainty in decay time makes it impossible to say exactly where the fireball will appear.

[joey7415963]

I saw a really bright orangy/red what I originally thought was a large star down here in Cornwall an hour or so ago. Don't spose that could have been it?

[billinforres]

Space Weather has a bit on this but it is a bit ambiguous re the timing.

Looks like it will burn up over North Africa.

Bill

[george7378]

It's now re-entered. Here's an article:

Spaceflight Now | Falcon Launch Report | Falcon rocket meets fiery end after three weeks in orbit