Mar 27, 2018, 12.03 PM IST
First experimental space lab
China's first experimental space lab is expected to fall back to Earth between March 31 and April 4 and should burn up in the atmosphere.
Image: Aerospace Corporation
Image: Aerospace Corporation
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Stopped sending data
Tiangong-1 has officially stopped sending data and entered its final phase of life on March 16.
Image Credit: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
Image Credit: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology
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Heavenly Palace
The Tiangong, or Heavenly Palace, is orbiting at an average height of about 216.2 kms.
Image Credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office
Image Credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office
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Re-entry location
It is impossible to name the exact re-entry location at this stage.
Image Credit: Fraunhofer FHR
Image Credit: Fraunhofer FHR
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International precedents
The approximate re-entry location cannot be decided until the last two hours before it starts to fall based on international precedents.
Image Credit: The Aerospace Corporation
Image Credit: The Aerospace Corporation
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Design life
The China Manned Space website will supply daily updates.
Launched in September 2011, Tiangong-1 an experimental had a design life of two years.
Image Credit: China Manned Space Engineering
Launched in September 2011, Tiangong-1 an experimental had a design life of two years.
Image Credit: China Manned Space Engineering
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Series of experiments
The heavenly vehicle successfully docked with the Shenzhou-8, Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-10 spacecraft and undertook a series of experiments.
Image Credit: China Manned Space Engineering
Image Credit: China Manned Space Engineering
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