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When and where will China's big rocket debris fall to Earth this weekend?
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| Mike Wall
Posted on 07/29/2022 4:06:29 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A big Chinese rocket body will likely crash back to Earth tomorrow (July 30)...
The 25-ton (22.5 metric tons) core stage of a Long March 5B rocket will reenter Earth's atmosphere tomorrow at 2:05 p.m. EDT (1805 GMT), plus or minus five hours...
Most of the rocket body will burn up, but big chunks of it will survive the fiery passage — probably 5.5 tons to 9.9 tons(opens in new tab) (5 to 9 metric tons)..
Based on the core stage's orbit, we know those hunks will come down somewhere between 41 degrees north latitude and 41 degrees south latitude. Europe and most of Northern Africa appear to be out of the line of fire, based on the latest forecast. We also know the debris "footprint" will be large, with some pieces likely falling several hundred miles from each other.
Long March 5B core isn't taking a smooth, predictable path through the upper atmosphere, further complicating forecasting attempts...
Long March 5B core is likely to reenter over water, because oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface. And even a fall over terra firma is unlikely to result in injuries or infrastructure damage, given that most people live in big metropolitan areas that are separated by many miles of open space.
(Excerpt) Read more at space.com ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: chinarocketdebris; spacedebris
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:06:29 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
This graphic shows the likely reentry location for China's Long March 5B rocket in the south Atlantic Ocean on July 30, 2022 as of July 28.
(Image credit: Aerospace Corporation)
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:08:25 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Heads up tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. EST!
If something falls in my backyard,
I’m gonna auction it off on ebay!
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:10:48 PM PDT
by
Repeal The 17th
(Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
To: BenLurkin
DC? San Franshitsco? Seattle? Portland? LA?
Massachusetts?
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:17:26 PM PDT
by
Da Coyote
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:21:55 PM PDT
by
Pollard
(If there's a question mark in the headline, the answer should always be No.)
To: Da Coyote
We live in Spokane. My cat would be seriously ticked off if landed in our yard and so would I.
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:25:50 PM PDT
by
Veto!
(FJBsucksrocks)
To: BenLurkin
Boom! Right on Nancy Pelosi. They warned her.
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:28:39 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference of the Devil...-Churchill)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:33:24 PM PDT
by
Fester Chugabrew
("Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese." -G.K. Chesterton)
To: BenLurkin
Don’t worry. That’s not an ICBM.
It’s just rocket debris.
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:35:08 PM PDT
by
seowulf
(Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
To: BenLurkin
Does anybody else see Darth Vader in that graphic?
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:38:15 PM PDT
by
seowulf
(Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
To: BenLurkin
It’s kinda like the opposite of winning the lottery.
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:44:57 PM PDT
by
Savage Beast
(Americans DESPISE the corrupt elites, their media toadies and their corruption of the US government!)
To: Savage Beast
With my luck I would probably win the lottery right. Before getting squashed by this junk...
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
07/29/2022 4:54:52 PM PDT
by
bgill
(Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
To: bgill
It will fall on my winning lotto ticket. It will burn.
To: Savage Beast
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posted on
07/29/2022 5:02:45 PM PDT
by
patriotfury
((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
To: Savage Beast
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posted on
07/29/2022 5:02:53 PM PDT
by
patriotfury
((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
To: BenLurkin
Won’t be nothin’. The total vehicle weight is 9 tons, but it’s all delicate stuff. Maybe some solid chunk will make it to earth, but the rest will burn up or flutter to the ground.
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posted on
07/29/2022 5:30:39 PM PDT
by
lurk
(u)
To: seowulf
I don’t know if it is a good thing or bad thing, but YES-too funny!
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posted on
07/29/2022 5:39:40 PM PDT
by
GMThrust
To: seowulf
Does anybody else see Darth Vader in that graphic? Funny! (I see Dark Helmet.)
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posted on
07/29/2022 5:49:59 PM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(🆘️ . . . - - - . . . "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️)
To: KarlInOhio
“..Boom! Right on Nancy Pelosi. They warned her....”
From your keyboard to God’s ears.
It would be such a classic exit for the vile, demonic Botoxian.
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posted on
07/29/2022 6:09:00 PM PDT
by
lgjhn23
(Pray for America....)
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