Tiangong - 1 Chinese Space station expected to come down near Corsica

[Admin]

When I look at the live tracking it is just about to go over darwin at 167km high...that is at 3.15pm Sunday

 

 

[kgwilson]

It came over here (Corindi Beach) at 172km high about 40 minutes ago & is now over the Atlantic at 158 km high. It was lower than that a few minutes ago so it appears to have an elliptical orbit.

 

 

[facthunter]

Elliptical is normal. makes it harder to work out what is happening. When it hits the upper atmosphere it will slow down, drop and heat up. That's supposed to be at approx. 100 kms but it's not a fixed height or a well defined boundary. Nev

 

 

[Birdseye]

Figures for the last few passes. The perigee is decreasing 0.5km each orbit, but the apogee decreases by 0.6km

 

Time (z) Perigee (kms) Time (z) Apogee (kms)

 

0303 161.6 0401 179.7

 

0430 161.1 0529 179.1

 

0557 160.6 0657 178.5

 

0724 160.1

 

 

[Birdseye]

Time (z) Perigee (kms) Time (z) Apogee (kms)

 

0303 161.6 0401 179.7

 

0430 161.1 0529 179.1

 

0557 160.6 0657 178.5

 

0724 160.1 0825 177.8

 

0853 159.6 0953 177.2

 

1021 159.0

 

 

[Birdseye]

Going down faster now:

 

Time (z) Perigee (kms) Time (z) Apogee (kms)

 

0853 159.6 0953 177.2

 

1021 159.0 1120 171.8

 

1147 154.6

 

 

[Phil Perry]

The demise is getting close, perigee at 0303Z today was 161.6km, now in the region where decay will accelerate rapidly.A nice live graphic on www.heavens-above.com if anyone wants to follow it.

Here is another site : Aerospace Dashboard. . . you'll have to keep refreshing it though. . .

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/db984c0a406aa66e1559641794b3b63eebec3843fc3bb1188e3db83b79c79564.png

 

 

[Birdseye]

Bedtime for me, hopefully it will still be there when I get up in the morning.

 

Time (z) Perigee (kms) Time (z) Apogee (kms)

 

1147 154.6 1248 171.0

 

1314 153.9 1415 170.1

 

 

[Admin]

By my calcs it may drop around early morning Tuesday AEST

 

 

[Birdseye]

By my calcs it may drop around early morning Tuesday AEST

The experts are finding it hard to pick and reckon that it will only be in the last couple of orbits that they can predict where it may come down. At the moment its losing about 2km per orbit, which if linear would mean another 15 or so orbits or 20 hours or more. Of course it won't be linear and the variables are just that.

 

 

[w3stie]

Space.com is reporting it’s down in the South Pacific.

 

Farewell, Tiangong-1: Chinese Space Station Meets Fiery Doom Over South Pacific

 

 

[alf jessup]

Space.com is reporting it’s down in the South Pacific.Farewell, Tiangong-1: Chinese Space Station Meets Fiery Doom Over South Pacific

Think it might be an April fools joke

[Admin]

Lots of reports are saying it has come down including The Australian

 

 

[red750]

From the shape of the Tiangong, it is possible that this is the space object my daughter captured while photographing the recent lunar eclipse/blood moon. It appears more like Tiangong than the ISS.

 

 

 

[Birdseye]

Lots of reports are saying it has come down including The Australian

It appears that the live tracking sites took a snooze and weren't so 'live' after all.

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

Maybe as "live" as those chook cams on "free range" egg farms...

 

 

[bexrbetter]

Maybe as "live" as those chook cams on "free range" egg farms...

now you make me wonder if those other "Chickens" I've been watching live are fake or not......

 

 

[Phil Perry]

Lots of reports are saying it has come down including The Australian

The Glorious BBC reckon it came down in the South Pacific, SO IT MUST BE TRUE. ( ! )