Japanese satellite debris to fall into Pacific Ocean outside Russian territory

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Japanese satellite debris to fall into Pacific Ocean outside Russian territory - military

MOSCOW. Nov 11 (Interfax-AVN) - Russia's Aerospace Defense Forces are monitoring the orbit of the Japanese satellite IGS-03, which is expected to enter the thick layers of the atmosphere on Tuesday, Aerospace Defense Forces spokesman Col. Dmitry Zenin told Interfax-AVN on Monday.

The debris are expected to come down at 6:18 a.m. Moscow time, in the Pacific Ocean outside Russian territory on November 12, about 500 kilometers from New Zealand," Zenin said.