Falling Chinese Space Station
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Falling Chinese Space Station
Don't Worry if you're in the UK!
"TIANGONG 1" (as it should be named on this website https://in-the-sky.org/satmap_worldmap.php (without quotes) currently shows it over the North Pacific, heading East, turning SE, descending steeply through 155km!
Looks likely to make landfall in South America, before turning E, then NE over South Africa, Africa.
I'm no expert, but it's descent rate looks like it will make NE South America drop, if in one piece!
China estimate it will burn up, but..................
"TIANGONG 1" (as it should be named on this website https://in-the-sky.org/satmap_worldmap.php (without quotes) currently shows it over the North Pacific, heading East, turning SE, descending steeply through 155km!
Looks likely to make landfall in South America, before turning E, then NE over South Africa, Africa.
I'm no expert, but it's descent rate looks like it will make NE South America drop, if in one piece!
China estimate it will burn up, but..................
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Sorry MODs, feel free to delete this!
Sorry everyone!
[bollox]This website is crap!
It now shows TIANGONG 1 now leaving SOUTH Pacific having just made Landfall Chile, then Argentina, Brazil, descending through 153km, heading NE towards Southern Europe
(NOT WHAT IT SHOWED AN HOUR AGO!!!!)[/bollox]
I hope Omega's site is better!!!
[bollox]This website is crap!
It now shows TIANGONG 1 now leaving SOUTH Pacific having just made Landfall Chile, then Argentina, Brazil, descending through 153km, heading NE towards Southern Europe
(NOT WHAT IT SHOWED AN HOUR AGO!!!!)[/bollox]
I hope Omega's site is better!!!
Last edited by unclenelli; 1st Apr 2018 at 19:32. Reason: Double [bollox]
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No, I was wrong Again!
My site shows MDT time, so it is still North Pacific, skirting Western seaboard, hitting South America, South Africa, India, as does Omega's site.
My site shows MDT time, so it is still North Pacific, skirting Western seaboard, hitting South America, South Africa, India, as does Omega's site.
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North west of Tahiti:
Tiangong-1: Defunct China space lab comes down over South Pacific - BBC News
Tiangong-1: Defunct China space lab comes down over South Pacific - BBC News
