Tiangong, Chinese space station is falling

China launched its first station space, Tiangong, in 2011, in an orbit between 350 and 400 kilometers, much like the International Space Station (ISS). Here it is a unique model, which weighs 8.5 our

First Chinese space station could fall to Earth in an uncontrolled way, so at any point on the planet possible.

Alert gives American scientist Thomas Dorman, an expert in the identification of satellites and then to study their evolution.

China launched its first station space, Tiangong, in 2011, in an orbit between 350 and 400 kilometers, much like the International Space Station (ISS). Here it is a unique model, which weighs our 8.5, is 12 meters long and has a diameter of two meters.

Tiangong and Shenzhou

The purpose of this structure was to enable Chinese testing towing a spaceship with people aboard, successfully completed the Shenzhou 9 and 10. On deck, both carrying three astronauts, among them a woman, who stood in orbit for several days.

Although not as big as the ISS, the Tiangong-being can be seen easily from Earth, because it reflects sunlight intensity significantly. Throughout the world there are many passionate people, who follow with great attention the satellite or other space objects that pass or stationed on our heads. Even these researchers go so far as to calculate the orbits.

Thomas Dorman, an observer with long experience, says he is confident that the Chinese have lost control of the space station, which currently hovers and spins around him.

When and where

It asserts that Dorman finds a partial confirmation of the fact that Chinese people Space Agency announced several months ago that it was not able to contact the station in terrestrial orbit, and this means that it has lost control.

In this case, the Chinese authorities, there has been no denial of this implies that the observations made by researcher spatial correct.

If so, when and where this object will fall weighing over 8 tons? The answer is not simple.

According to Thomas Kelso's, employees at the Center for Space Standards and Innovation, which follows the orbits of objects around the Earth, there is immediate danger. For the Chinese, before losing control of Tiangong-ut, they shifted it into a set orbit. Since then, the building looks like is falling, but more slowly and last act will not be completed before the end of 2017.

Straight Tiangong 2

Objects with dimensions as those of the Chinese space station have already fallen to Earth, since the American Skylab to Rusja MIR. But in most cases, the trajectories of return on our planet were studied and scientists have calculated that parts of these giant metal objects fall into the Pacific Ocean, without being burned in the atmosphere.

China is showing more and more interest in space exploration. Before the end of the year, probably in September, will launch into orbit Tiangong 2. It seems that the space station will be equipped with all the conditions to host people on board. Most likely, it will be the last step towards building a giant space station that will launch around 2020.