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EU SST monitors upcoming re-entry of space object CZ-5B
- r721 4y ago>Current estimated window: 2022-11-04 09:38:39 UTC ±111 minutes >Object CZ-5B has a mass ranging from 17 to 23 tonnes and a size of about 30 m, which makes it one of the largest pieces of debris re-entering in the near past and therefore it deserves careful monitoring. Another estimation from The Aerospace Corporation: >Predicted Reentry Time 04 Nov 2022 11:20 UTC ± 3 hours https://aerospace.org/reentries/cz-5b-rb-id-54217 https://aerospace.org/reentries/cz-5b-rb-id-54217 >Locations under the reentry groundtrack: S and SE Europe, Turkey, Iran to India, Sumatra, Australia, NZ, Dominica, Panama, Mexico, Florida, Arabia, NE Africa, in no particular order https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1588382170371997696 https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1588382170371997696 CZ-5B reentry video from Jul 2022: https://twitter.com/hanifDaslepzz/status/1553434530156908545 https://twitter.com/hanifDaslepzz/status/1553434530156908545 UPD >EUSST’s latest autonomous predictions give a re-entry window of object #CZ5B of 2022-11-04 08:50:36 UTC ±31 min. https://twitter.com/EU_SST/status/1588426594497966081 https://twitter.com/EU_SST/status/1588426594497966081
- r721 4y ago>USSPACECOM can confirm the People’s Republic of China Long March 5B CZ5B rocket re-entered the atmosphere over the south-central Pacific Ocean at 4:01am MDT/10:01 UTC on 11/4. For details on the uncontrolled reentry’s impact location, we once again refer you to the PRC. https://twitter.com/US_SpaceCom/status/1588479612610289664 https://twitter.com/US_SpaceCom/status/1588479612610289664