Iridium
Satellite Reenters Atmosphere
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Iridium
telecommunications satellite No. 79
reentered the atmosphere over the Arctic Ocean November 28 at
09:44 UTC. The satellite was not designed to  survive
reentry intact and was expected to mostly burn up in the atmosphere.
The satellite was launched September 8, 1998, but failed and was
reported tumbling out of control just two months later. A second
Iridium satellite, No. 85, which failed 9 days after it was
launched, is expected to reenter the atmosphere within 5 days, plus
or minus, of December 17. At least 19 Iridium satellites have
failed, but it could be well over a year before another one
reenters. 
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