US Space Command confirms debris re-entry – Area in Mexico and Philippines placed on alert
The Chinese rocket that was out of control fell into the Indian Ocean, as announced on Saturday night by the American Space Agency.
The 23-ton components of the missile entered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean and what remained of the combustion was lost in the abyss of the sea.
The populated areas that had been put on alert as possible for the fall of the missile were the Mexican resort of Camp San Lucas and the Philippines, as well as areas of South America, while the most likely place given by experts was the North Pacific Ocean.
China’s Long March 5B-Y3 rocket, parts of which had spun out of control in Earth orbit, was launched on July 24 to deliver the Wentian module to China’s Tiangong Space Station.
Confirmation by the US Space Agency
The US Space Administration confirmed the debris’ re-entry.
In the final hours before the rocket booster fell from orbit, a residential area of ​​Mexico on the Baja California peninsula near Cabo San Lucas was in the likely path of the debris, according to an assessment by the Aerospace Corporation.
Because the booster stage orbited Earth every 90 minutes, the exact point it would fall from the sky was impossible to predict.
Estimates of the missile’s path before it fell into the Indian Ocean
The course of the Chinese missile, which was moving out of control in the upper atmosphere of the Earth, was monitored by scientists, calculating the latest data available to them.
According to the latest estimates of the Aerospace company before it entered the atmosphere, the Chinese missile was very likely to fall into the sea, specifically the North Pacific Ocean, after passing over the island complexes of the Philippines, Indonesia and Guinea, but also the Mexico.
See the latest estimates:
Adjusting the view of our latest prediction map to make the center of the window (satellite icon) easier to see. No change in the prediction. https://t.co/YDoqqQopyU pic.twitter.com/u6DilB0Q0K
— The Aerospace Corporation (@AerospaceCorp) July 30, 2022
Our latest prediction for #CZ5B rocket body reentry is:
🚀30 Jul 2022 17:08 UTC ± 1 hour
Reentry will be along one of the ground tracks shown here. Follow this page for updates: https://t.co/SxrMtcJnj0 pic.twitter.com/zmFX2OJG6N— The Aerospace Corporation (@AerospaceCorp) July 30, 2022
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