Russian satellite Crashes In Pacific



According to estimates, the Lobos Russian space satellites Brunt fell to the ground, Sunday, January 15, 2012 across the Pacific, particularly in the region of Chile.

"The Mission Information Management space, Lobos Brunt fractional decrease in the Pacific around 17:45 GMT," said Alex Zolotukhin, spokesman for the Russian Military Space Agency.

The satellite is expected to fall to about 1250 km island Wellington, west of Chile. Previously, the final orbit of the satellite over Japan and the Solomon Islands and eastern Australia and New Zealand.

In the meantime, the satellite weighs over 13 tons should be destroyed before his accident. According to the Russian space agency, Tuesday, January 17, 2012 morning, dozens of other pieces weighing about 200 kg to touch the ground.

The parts were supposed to fall into the waters of Brazil in South America and West Africa