Megha-Tropiques-1 burns up in the skies above Pacific Ocean: successful mission says ISRO

NEW DELHI: The mission to return Megha-Tropiques-1 to Earth, the satellite that has completed its mission, has been successful, ISRO said. The satellite was brought under control. It burned off safely over the Pacific Ocean. ISRO said that the satellite burned up in the sky and no major debris was left behind.

The controlled re-entry experiment for the decommissioned Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) was carried out successfully on March 7, 2023.

The satellite has re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and would have disintegrated over the Pacific Ocean. pic.twitter.com/UIAcMjXfAH

— ISRO (@isro) March 7, 2023

It was decided to bring Megha-Tropiques-1 back to Earth following the United Nations' recommendation to remove obsolete satellites from orbit. The remaining fuel on the satellite was used to maneuver the satellite into the atmosphere. Megha-Tropiques-1 was launched on October 12, 2011. The mission of the satellite was tropical weather observation.