Around the end of the month, experts predict that the newest piece of Chinese space junk will fall to the ground.
The core stage of the Long March 5B rocket that was launched on Sunday is the object in question.
The rocket body is expected to stay aloft for about a week. They've analyzed the data gathered by the U.S. Space Force and predict that the rocket body will reenter the atmosphere around 3.30 a.m. On July 31, you can add or subtract 22 hours.
The biggest spaceship to fall out of the sky.
Our latest prediction for #CZ5B rocket body reentry is: 🚀 31 Jul 2022 07:34 UTC ± 22 hours Reentry will be along one of the ground tracks shown here. It is still too early to determine a meaningful debris footprint. Follow this page for updates: https://t.co/SxrMtcJnj0 pic.twitter.com/MwWiF85iPIJuly 26, 2022
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As time goes on, that forecast will be adjusted. CORDS researchers said it was too early to predict where the Chinese rocket would come down. We know that reentry will take place between 41 degrees north and 41 degrees south. Not all of the object will burn up.
We would expect between five and nine metric tons.
The core stages of most rockets are designed to come down shortly after liftoff, steered safely into the sea or over sparsely populated sections of terra firma. In the not-too- distant future, the Long March 5B core will reach a point where it will set up a crash back to Earth.
The previous Long March 5B missions had un directed dives. Three missions have been flown by the rocket. On May 5, 2020, the rocket made its debut. A Long March 5B body came down in a disorganized manner off Africa's west coast, dumping some debris in the nation ofIvory Coast. The second Long March 5B reentered over the Indian Ocean ten days after it was launched.
The prototype space lab crashed back to Earth over the Pacific Ocean in April of last year.
There were no reported injuries from these incidents. The potential for injury and damage to infrastructure on the ground has spurred exploration experts to rebuke China.
"Spacefaring nations must minimize the risks to people and property on Earth of reentries of space objects and maximize transparency regarding those operations," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson wrote in a statement.
Nelson said that it was clear that China wasn't meeting responsible standards for their space debris. Ensuring the safety, stability, security and long-termsustainability of outer space activities is of paramount importance to China and all spacefaring nations.
There will be three modules in the space station. The third and final module is expected to be launched in the fall.
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