ESA's Samba Satellite Completes Targeted Reentry Over South Pacific

ESA's Samba satellite, the third of the four Cluster satellites, successfully completed a precisely targeted reentry into Earth's atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean on August 31, 2026, at 21:39:38 UTC. A plane with the ROSIE airborne observation team successfully recorded its demise for reentry science, with the final prediction accurate to the second.