What happened to Hubble's solar array?

[agentgonzo]

The one that Thornton threw (or dropped) from Hubble during STS-61. Is it still in orbit or has it reentered?

 

[Urwumpe]

The one that Thornton threw (or dropped) from Hubble during STS-61. Is it still in orbit or has it reentered?

Already reentered. Such light objects with big surface area barely last a few years in LEO.

 

[agentgonzo]

Already reentered. Such light objects with big surface area barely last a few years in LEO.

Do you know when it reentered?

 

[Urwumpe]

Do you know when it reentered?

Currently not.

 

[Roundaboutdan]

The released solar array received the catalogue number 22920; it decayed on October 28, 1998, nearly 5 years after 'launch'.