The European Space Agency’s Cluster quartet is preparing for its final bow after Samba re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, with Tango due to follow tonight.

Samba lost contact at 21:26 UTC on August 31 and re-entered at 21:39:38 UTC. Tango is expected to follow at 21:30:31 UTC tonight.

The other two satellites, Rumba and Salsa, re-entered in 2025 and 2024, respectively.