At what altitude do space re-entry vehicles begin to burn in the atmosphere

Subject: At what altitude do space re-entry vehicles begin to burn in the atmosphere

Date: Sat Apr 7 19:05:19 2001
Posted by Danette
Grade level: 10-12 School: No school entered.
City: Mesa State/Province: AZ Country: USA
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 986684719.Es

Message:


For example, inactive satellites and the space shuttle all begin to burn up at a
certain altitude upon their re-entry.  I am particularly interested in knowing 
if objects can begin to burn up above the blue "airglow" layer?

Thank you for your time,
Danette

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