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unclenelli 1st Apr 2018 18:10

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..................

OmegaV6 1st Apr 2018 18:18

More info (and IMHO easier to follow) here .. you need to scroll down a tad to see the map though .. :)

TIANGONG-1 Reenter - Decay Predictions + ONLINE 3D REAL TIME TRACKING

unclenelli 1st Apr 2018 19:11

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!!!

unclenelli 1st Apr 2018 19:30

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.

jack11111 2nd Apr 2018 01:48

It's toast.

According to US-StratCom, Tiangong-1 has re-entered at 00:16 UTC, Apr 02.

unclenelli 2nd Apr 2018 02:47

North west of Tahiti:
Tiangong-1: Defunct China space lab comes down over South Pacific - BBC News

scifi 2nd Apr 2018 14:01

Not the Tiangong, but video of a satellite re-entry...




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