Marks the conclusion of a remarkable chapter in space exploration as the European Space Agency’s (ESA) European Remote Sensing 2 (ERS-2) satellite makes its final descent to Earth after nearly 30 years in orbit. The culmination of a meticulously executed deorbiting campaign spanning almost 13 years, the satellite reentered Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean at 12:15 EST (1715 GMT). This monumental event brings closure to a journey that began with 66 engine burns in July 2011, depleting the spacecraft’s remaining fuel reserves. With confirmation of ERS-2’s atmospheric reentry at 17:17 UTC (18:17 CET) +/- 1 minute, ESA Operations shared the coordinates of its descent between Alaska and Hawaii, marking the end of an era in space exploration.