European satellite due to fall to Earth after nearly 30 years in space

The satellite will break up into pieces during re-entry, the majority of which will burn up, the European Space Agency (ESA) said

The ERS-2 will return to Earth on Wednesday (ESA/PA)

A European satellite is expected to fall to Earth on Wednesday after nearly 30 years in space.

The ERS-2 satellite was launched in 1995, following on from its sister satellite, ERS-1, which had been launched four years earlier.