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[b]Russia's Phobos-Grunt to hit Earth on Jan. 15-16[/b] Russia's troubled Phobos Grunt spacecraft is expected to fall back to Earth between Sunday (Jan. 15) and Monday (Jan. 16) morning, U.S. Strategic Command said on Friday. Researchers from the U.S. said the debris would fall between 02:39 GMT on Jan. 15 and 07:39 GMT on Jan. 16 (8:39 p.m. CST Jan. 14 and 1:39 a.m. CST Jan. 16). The Russian space agency Roscosmos said that Phobos Grunt would fall on the same dates into the Atlantic Ocean. Earlier in the day, Roscosmos said the spacecraft would plunge into the Indian Ocean. The agency said it revised its forecast due to Phobos Grunt's lowered orbit, altered solar activity and changes in the atmosphere. Roscosmos said that about 20 to 30 pieces of debris weighing 200 kilograms (441 pounds) would hit Earth, while the toxic fuel would burn in the atmosphere at a height of about 100 kilometers (62 miles).
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