Calculations show that the satellite will most likely enter the atmosphere at around 6am on Saturday.

It will take around 15 minutes for it to burn up, Levente Dudás, a member of the research team that developed the satellite, told a press conference on Thursday.

Masat-1 was put into orbit on February 13, 2012 with joint efforts and support from two departments at the Budapest University of Technology, the Hungarian Space Office and over sixty Hungarian and international companies.

The satellite is a small, cubical object weighing less than a kilo. It was built mainly for education purposes.

The satellite records data on its own position and its environment, and transmits them to a terrestrial station established by the university.

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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