Chinese Satellite Falling To Earth

Amateur footage posted on chinese social media site weibo.

Chinese satellite falling to earth.

The rocket s empty core stage weighing nearly 18 tons is. Debris from the 6 ton satellite ended up falling into the pacific ocean causing no damage. Most of the craft will burn up in the atmosphere but a. Normally a decommissioned satellite or space station would be.

An artist s illustration of china s tiangong 1 space station falling to earth as it burns up in the atmosphere. Imagine a chinese space station hurtling toward earth. Hong kong cnn china s second space lab will return to earth in a controlled demolition friday according to the country s space agency. Reentry window from now into the middle of next week.

China s own space program raised major concerns after it used a missile to destroy an out of service. Footage of the launch of the first gaofen 11 in 2018 indicated the satellite was a large aperture telescope for earth observation. Scientists will analyze the data and how well it performed. An out of control chinese space station is expected to plunge to earth in about a week.

A chinese rocket that became one of the largest pieces of space debris plummeted toward earth and landed in the atlantic ocean on may 11. The spacecraft is expected to crash uncontrolled sometime overnight on april 1 or 2. Experts say it s extremely unlikely that large pieces of the school bus sized tiangong 1 will survive. Chip reid takes a look.