Editing Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (section)

== Atmospheric entry ==
NASA scientists said that the decommissioned RXTE would re-enter the Earth's atmosphere "between 2014 and 2023" (30 April 2018).<ref name="Register">{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/11/rxte_satellite/ |title=NASA's aging black hole-stalking probe switched off |website=theregister.co.uk |date=11 January 2012 |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> Later, it became clear that the satellite would re-enter in late April or early May 2018,<ref name="NASA20180425">{{cite web |title=NASA Frequently Asked Questions: RXTE Spacecraft Re-entry |url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-frequently-asked-questions-rxte-spacecraft-re-entry |publisher=NASA |date=25 April 2018 |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref> and the spacecraft fell out of orbit on 30 April 2018.<ref name="SC20180515">{{cite web |url=https://www.space.com/40592-nasa-rxte-satellite-falls-to-earth.html |title=A Pioneering NASA Satellite Just Fell to Earth After 2 Decades in Space |publisher=Space.com |date=15 May 2018 |access-date=28 November 2021}}</ref>