Chinese space station “Tiangong-1” falls to the Ground: it threatens people

2018-03-12 23:51

Chinese space station “Tiangong-1” falls to the Ground: it threatens people
Scientists have discovered when a Chinese space station “Tiangong-1” will fall to the Ground

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According to forecasts, the spacecraft will reach our planet’s atmosphere about 10 April, reports Rus.Media.

However, this forecast is constantly updated.

It was then fireproof in dense layers of the atmosphere fragments of the station “Tiangong-1” whose mass is 8.5 tonnes, is expected to reach the Earth’s surface.

The European space Agency (ESA) in your forecast gives you a temporary “window” when it can happen this fall – from 25 March to 17 April.

This falling is not a threat to humans. As stated in the article, a chance encounter with this “space debris” is a million times smaller than winning the lottery.

Below is the map, which illustrated the risks for different regions of the Earth. So, yellow stripes, zones of higher risk. Green – low probability, and yet it is possible that these “outer shells” may fall. The blue band – zero probability of such a fall.

What is the “Tiangong-1”? This is the first Chinese space station, which launched on 29 September 2011. It started for development of the technology of rendezvous and docking of spacecraft. During his stay in orbit, she took two manned expedition. At the end of March 2016, it became known that the station ceased to function, so it became apparent that its fragments may reach the Ground.