Giant 23-ton Rocket Fragment Falls to Earth (Re)

Over the past years, the next generation rocket Long March 5B China, which caused minor fears and tensions to the world, came to the fore with a similar news. A 23-ton piece of the Long March 5B rocket, which China used to build its own space station, began to fall to Earth.

The part of the rocket in question was the core thruster, which was separated from the fuselage after the launch of the rocket, as in previous incidents. Although the thruster is predicted to fall to Earth this weekend Where exactly it will fall is not yet known. However, the probability of the rocket landing on a residential area is seen as low.

The area where the rocket can enter the atmosphere:

The 23-ton giant piece will burn to a large extent during its entry into the atmosphere. The remainder of the piece, in the image above, we see It will enter the atmosphere at a point represented by the lines we see in blue and yellow.

While it cannot be predicted where the rocket piece will fall, scientists continue to follow the piece closely. If it is foreseen that the piece may fall into a settlement, necessary measures will be taken in advance. The rocket piece will be the fourth piece that China has scared the world with with an uncontrollable piece of rocket.