Swift Leaves an Archive After Operations End

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Source: NASA, 2026-10-23.

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Read and understand · 1/2What operational limitation ended observations? Drag prevents steady aim All observing time is reserved for servicing The spacecraft is travelling to a new planet

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Drag prevents steady aim. Maintaining telescope aim is no longer possible.

Clue: Swift’s declining orbit has ended its observing mission: atmospheric drag now prevents the telescopes from maintaining steady aim, NASA reported on October 23.

Read and understand · 2/2Which sequence matches the text? Re-entry, launch, final observation Final observation, announcement, expected re-entry Announcement, final observation three days later

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Final observation, announcement, expected re-entry. October20 preceded the October23 report; re-entry is future.

Clue: Its last observation occurred three days earlier. Atmospheric re-entry is expected within weeks, while its extensive public archive offers material for future discoveries.

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Observations ended before the announcement. Re-entry is expected later; archived data remains useful.

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