Yesterday, on 31 August 2026, Samba reentered Earths atmosphere at 21:39:38 UTC / 23:39:38 CEST as the third of the four Cluster satellites.Samba had been lined up for a special 'targeted reentry' safely over the South Pacific Ocean, the precision so high that a plane could fly out from Tonga and successfully record its demise for reentry science.