Posted on 05/01/2021 5:51:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin
On April 28th, China successfully put the core module of their Tianhe space station into orbit with the latest version of the Long March 5B heavy-lift booster. This rocket, designed for launching large objects into low Earth orbit, is unique in that the 33.16 m (108.8 ft) first stage carries the payload all the way to orbit rather than separating at a lower altitude. Unfortunately, despite an international effort to limit unnecessary space debris, the first stage of the Long March 5B booster is now tumbling through space and is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry sometime in the next few days.
The massive booster has been given the COSPAR ID 2021-035-B, and ground tracking stations are currently watching it closely to try and determine when and where it will reenter the Earth’s atmosphere. As of this writing it’s in a relatively low orbit of 169 x 363 km, which should decay rapidly given the object’s large surface area. Due to the variables involved it’s impossible to pinpoint where the booster will reenter this far out, but the concern is that should it happen over a populated area, debris from the 21 metric ton (46,000 pound) booster could hit the ground.
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I hope it lands in D C
Even more from China with love
Will leave dents. Trump’s fault.
Dropping on the Forbidden City in Peking would work.
First coronavirus, now this?
Thanks, China.
Gee, jope it doesn’t fall on the three gorges dam.
It’s probably full of covid.
“impossible to pinpoint where the booster will reenter this far out, but the concern is that should it happen over a populated area, debris from the 21 metric ton (46,000 pound) booster could hit the ground.”
it will ether hit the ground, or the seabed.
There are lots of bad places it could hit, but it won’t unless that Murphy guy decides to invoke his law.
Shouldn’t someone be placing a call to Bruce Willis about now?
I hope it slams into 3 gorges dam
Yes i know it wont be enough
I still hope it hits the dam
I assume it is designed to “accidentally” hit one of our naval bases.
Well if it hits Florida we’ll know it wasn’t uncontrolled.
Communist Chinese Screw Up Correctly ...
China should never have been allowed to launch such a dangerous thing...they are like the Radical Left, Democrats, they don’t have to answer to anyone about their crimes against humanity, the world, their country.....
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