Comments on: Tiangong-1 re-entry narrowed to four days centered on April 1 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/tiangong-1-re-entry-narrowed-to-four-days-centered-on-april-1/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:28:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/tiangong-1-re-entry-narrowed-to-four-days-centered-on-april-1/#comment-1045962 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:28:50 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=50843#comment-1045962 In reply to born01930.

born01930: The station’s orbit is tilted to the equator so that it moves from the mid-latitudes of the south to the north and back again. This inclination tends to concentrate the station’s location over the mid-latitudes, the narrow latitudes where it turns from approaching the poles to approaching the equator.

Click on the link. They have a good image there showing the station’s present location, constantly updated. The map also shows the orbital pattern, which will help you visualize why there is more chance it will come down in the mid-latitudes.

]]> By: born01930 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/tiangong-1-re-entry-narrowed-to-four-days-centered-on-april-1/#comment-1045960 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:00:59 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=50843#comment-1045960 why are the northern and southern areas most likely are they perigee’s? please forgive my orbital mechanics ignorance

]]> By: Joe From Houston https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/tiangong-1-re-entry-narrowed-to-four-days-centered-on-april-1/#comment-1045866 Mon, 26 Mar 2018 21:52:43 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=50843#comment-1045866 Hey, if it doesn’t hit the ground, then perhaps some highly credentialed orbital debris expert is likely to mention this uneventful splash when we ask them if we’re good to go with the ISS disposal in much the same way when that day comes.

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