On November 4, local time, NASA's Neil Grylls Swift Observatory ended its nearly 22-year scientific observation mission, derailed as expected, returned to the Earth's atmosphere over Indonesia, and burned to disintegrate. The US Space Force confirmed that the observatory entered the atmosphere above Indonesia's North Sumatra province at 7:39 EST on the same day at about 22 times the speed of sound. NASA said that it is expected that most of the structures will burn down during the return to the atmosphere, and a small amount of debris may have fallen to the ground. No reports of ground casualties or property damage have been received so far. The observatory was launched in 2004 and was initially designed for a period of two years.

On November 4, local time, NASA's Neil Grylls Swift Observatory ended its nearly 22-year scientific observation mission, derailed as expected, returned to the Earth's atmosphere over Indonesia, and burned to disintegrate. The US Space Force confirmed that the observatory entered the atmosphere above Indonesia's North Sumatra province at 7:39 EST on the same day at about 22 times the speed of sound. NASA said that it is expected that most of the structures will burn down during the return to the atmosphere, and a small amount of debris may have fallen to the ground. No reports of ground casualties or property damage have been received so far. The observatory was launched in 2004 and was initially designed for a period of two years.