After failure of private rescue mission, NASA's Swift space telescope will crash back to Earth. But when and where?

NASA's Swift space telescope will re-enter Earth's atmosphere and burn up after a private spacecraft failed in its attempt to rescue the aging observatory. The unsuccessful mission confirms that the satellite will conclude its operational life with an uncontrolled descent in the near future, ending hopes of extending the instrument's service through commercial intervention.

The private rescue effort aimed to capture and repurpose the Swift telescope, but the spacecraft was