India, March 10 -- A large NASA satellite is set to crash back to Earth on Tuesday (March 10) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to experts.

The satellite is the 1,323-pound (600-kilogram) Van Allen Probe A, which was launched in August 2012 alongside its twin, Van Allen Probe B, to investigate the radiation belts surrounding Earth that bear their name.

Both satellites were deactivated in 2019, and the time for Van Allen Probe A's return to Earth is now nearly at hand. As of Monday afternoon (March 9), the U.S. Space Force has predicted that the satellite will reenter Earth's atmosphere on Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. EDT (2345 GMT), with a margin of error of plus or minus 24 hours.

"NASA expects most of the spacecraft to burn up as it ...