Chinese Satellite Falling To Earth

Footage of the launch of the first gaofen 11 in 2018 indicated the satellite was a large aperture telescope for earth observation.

Chinese satellite falling to earth.

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. China abandoned a space station in 2016 and it s been falling to earth since. Most of the craft will burn up in the atmosphere but a. Scientists will analyze the data and how well it performed.

Chip reid takes a look. China s own space program raised major concerns after it used a missile to destroy an out of service. In a press conference last week china announced that the space station would be falling back to earth at some point in late 2017. 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. An artist s illustration of china s tiangong 1 space station falling to earth as it burns up in the atmosphere. The rocket s empty core stage weighing nearly 18 tons is. Watching the stars tonight we could hit with space junk any moment.

Imagine a chinese space station hurtling toward earth. Experts say it s extremely unlikely that large pieces of the school bus sized tiangong 1 will survive. Debris from the 6 ton satellite ended up falling into the pacific ocean causing no damage. The spacecraft is expected to crash uncontrolled sometime overnight on april 1 or 2.