[AR] Re: Tiangong Reentry Window Narrowing
- From: "Bob Herguth" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2018 12:02:06 -0700
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Subject: [AR] Re: Tiangong Reentry Window Narrowing
On 4/1/2018 8:34 AM, Henry Vanderbilt wrote:
According to
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-
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as of a few minutes ago the reentry window for the defunct Chinese
station has narrowed to +- 2.5 hours either side of ten after midnight
UTC tonight.
That's 2:40 pm to 7:40 pm this afternoon/evening, MST (or PDT) (UTC-7).
The general trend over the past couple of days has been for the window
to slide later, FWIW.
Looking at the ground track, the current projected middle of the
window is way out over the Pacific. Alas for free local fireworks,
the overall window comes nowhere near North America. Southern South
America, much of Africa, Central and East Asia, yes. As for you
Aussies, absent a major late change, no Skylab-Tiangong twofer. Oh well!
I notice that a bit less than one orbit after current projected
mid-window, it'll be going right over the middle of China, which could
make for a spectacular show for the people who paid for it.
Henry
Have we confirmed that Sandra Bullock is in a safe location?
John Schilling
Sandra Bullock is safe, because the laws of physics actually apply in this
world.
-- Bob
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