REGINA — Farmers and landowners east of Saskatoon are asked to watch for possible debris in their fields after the re-entry of a satellite in late September.

The re-entry was visible and captured by video as the Starlink satellite burned up on a path from Vancouver to Saskatoon.

University of Regina astronomy professor Samantha Lawlor, who was involved in the investigation of space junk that landed near Ituna, Sask., a year ago, said there is a small chance that debris landed in fields.

Space X maintains its satellites burn up completely, but the Crew Dragon trunk debris found near Ituna and another piece about the size of two laptops found near Hodgeville, Sask., indicate that isn’t happening in all cases.

Lawlor said the southern Prairies are under the densest band of orbiting satell

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