Chinese Satellite Reentry Trajectory

It was the biggest such incident since 1991.

Chinese satellite reentry trajectory.

The 19 6 ton 17 800 kilogram body of chinese rocket slammed into the planet s atmosphere today may 11. Period is the time that the satellite takes to complete an orbit around the earth counted from perigee to perigee. Some fragments could survive the fiery reentry but experts say the risk to humans on the ground is small. Washington nasa administrator jim bridenstine criticized china may 15 for the really dangerous reentry of a large rocket stage earlier in the week that led to debris landing in africa.

Altitude is the. An artist s illustration of china s tiangong 1 space station falling to earth as it burns up in the atmosphere. Indicates the amount in kilometers existing between the observer and the satellite. The china national space administration indicated that the 18 meter wide station and solar panels will mostly burn up during reentry but that a small amount of debris may fall in a safe area.

As the re entry time approaches the range of re entry times will narrow. Military tracking unguided re entry of large chinese rocket may 9 2020 stephen clark if you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by. The tiangong 1 station will mostly burn up as it plummets through earth s atmosphere. Azimuth and elevation are the local coordinates and they inform the position on the sky where the observer should look to see the satellite or to point out his antenna.