05
Sep
Chennai: The Indian navigation satellite IRNSS-1H stuck inside a rocket's heat shield -- together weighing around 2.4-tonnes -- now tumbling in outer space, is expected to re-enter the earth's atmosphere in a couple of months. However, there may not be any impact on the ground, said a senior official of the Indian space agency. "The satellite tracking stations are getting intermittent signals from IRNSS-1H. The fuel on-board the satellite has been depleted by firing the motors whenever there was a signal. "The satellite-heat shield assembly is tumbling in space," K. Sivan, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) told on Tuesday. "The…