Soviet station Salyut 7 falls over Argentina
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The derelict Soviet space station Salyut 7 reentered uncontrolled over Argentina in the early hours of February 7, 1991. Witnesses described a long fiery trail across the sky, and fragments fell in several provinces, the largest in a yard in Capitan Bermudez. No injuries were reported.
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- PressLa estacion espacial rusa Salyut cayo en Argentina en 1991 (opens in a new tab)
- PressHace 31 anos, una estacion espacial rusa se desintegraba y sus partes caian en Santa Fe (opens in a new tab)
- OtherSalyut 7 reentry debris notes (map of debris finds by Ruben Lianza, Argentine Air Force) (opens in a new tab)