NEW : Satellite disintegrated in the high atmosphere . `` As expected , the satellite disintegrated in the high atmosphere and no damage to property has been reported , '' the space agency said . The GOCE satellite 's orbit has been decaying since it ran out of fuel in late October . It will not be able to send back any data for at least a year, and possibly longer.
NEW : Satellite disintegrated in the high atmosphere . The GOCE satellite 's orbit has been decaying since it ran out of fuel in late October . It will not be able to send back any data for at least a year, and possibly longer.