Chinese are littering in a big way

[Saxum]

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/science/china-rocket-crash-long-march-5b.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

 

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No, you are almost certainly not going to be hit by a 10-story, 23-ton piece of a rocket hurtling back to Earth.

 

That said, the chances are not zero. Part of China’s largest rocket, the Long March 5B, is tumbling out of control in orbit after launching a section of the country’s new space station last week. The rocket is expected to fall to Earth in what is called “an uncontrolled re-entry” sometime on Saturday or Sunday.

 

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For the Long March 5B booster, that could be anywhere between 41.5 degrees north latitude and 41.5 degrees south latitude. That means Chicago, located a fraction of a degree farther north, is safe, but major cities like New York could be hit by debris.

 

[Wacka]

Buffalo at 43 degrees north is safe.

[US Egg]

Like China cares.

[flaz]

Does anyone have a link for a tracking site? I've searched several times with no luck. It would be cool to catch a glimpse as it does a flyby

 

[coloradobillsfan]

3 hours ago, flaz said:

Does anyone have a link for a tracking site? I've searched several times with no luck. It would be cool to catch a glimpse as it does a flyby

 

 

yes, Heavens-Above

 

https://heavens-above.com/

[RaoulDuke79]

May be able to see another one go up tonight.  Weather looks like it won't cooperate to help visibility in my neck of the woods. 

 

https://www.wearecentralpa.com/weather/missle-launch-to-be-visible-in-central-pa/amp/

[TBBills]

This is small compared to the everyday littering my the humans of all cultures on earth. Not news at all.

[Saxum]

An "out of control" Chinese rocket has landed in the Indian Ocean, China says.

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The point of impact was somewhere southwest of India and Sri Lanka, they added.