Re-Entry: Long March 11 Rocket Body
The upper stage of a Long March 11 rocket re-entered the atmosphere on April 29, 2018 after only three days in orbit.
Read moreThe upper stage of a Long March 11 rocket re-entered the atmosphere on April 29, 2018 after only three days in orbit.
Read moreA Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on March 10, 2018 after exactly three months in orbit, decaying from a Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
Read moreA Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on August 17, 2017 after over five years in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Medium Earth Transfer Orbit.
Read moreA Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on July 21, 2017 after close to a year in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit. The Long March 3B rocket launched the Tiantong 1-1 mobile communications satellite operating in the S- and UHF communications bands, likely with military use.
Read moreA Long March 3A rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on July 18, 2017 after over one decade in orbit, making a very slow decay from a Medium Earth Transfer Orbit.
Read moreA spent Long March 4B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on May 27, 2017 over the Canadian territory after nearly three years in orbit following a dual-payload launch in 2014.
Read moreA Long March 2D rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on January 23, 2017 after only 26 days in orbit following the launch of two Gaojing Earth Observation Satellites, inaugurating the SuperView-1 imaging constellation.
Read moreA spent Long March 4B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on January 8, 2017 over the Canadian territory after seven months in orbit.
Read moreThe second stage of a Chinese Long March-2F rocket re-entered the atmosphere on November 3, 2016 after launching the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft and a crew of two into orbit.
Read moreThe Chinese AX-1 satellite re-entered the atmosphere on September 29, concluding a three-month mission to test out innovative navigation technology.
Read moreThe second stage of a Chinese-2F rocket re-entered the atmosphere on September 29, 2016 after launching the Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory into orbit.
Read moreThe Chinese Tiange 1 and 2 satellites re-entered the atmosphere on August 27 and 24, respectively, concluding a short-duration mission of two months dedicated to the demonstration of space-to-space inter-satellite and space-to-Earth communications.
Read moreAuthorities in the Western United State received dozens of calls Wednesday night and Social Media was a buzz after a long-lasting fireball streaked through the night skies from California to Utah.
Read moreA Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on July 3, 2016 after a seven and a half months in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
Read moreA Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on July 3, 2016 after a seven and a half months in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
Read moreThe Re-Entry Shroud from the first Long March 7 launch re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on July 2, 2016 after just over a week in orbit.
Read moreA Long March 2C rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on June 27, 2016 after a over three and a half years in orbit, making a slow decay after dispatching a trio of Chinese satellites into a Sun Synchronous Orbit.
Read moreA Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on May 14, 2016 after a little over six months in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit. The Long March 3B rocket launched the ChinaSat-2C communications satellite.
Read moreA Vostock rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on May 13, 2016 after over 35 years in orbit, making a slow decay after launching the Meteor 1-30 weather satellite for the Soviet Union in 1980.
Read moreA Long March 2D rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on April 18, 2016 after only 14 days in orbit following the launch of the Shijian-10 recoverable research satellite.
Read moreA Long March 3C rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on March 23, 2016 after one year in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
Read moreA Long March 3C rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on March 23, 2016 after one year in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
Read moreTruly spectacular photos of a re-entering rocket stage were captured on Saturday by astrophotographer Steve Cullen who happened to stop at just the right time to capture nightscape panoramas at Mauna Kea, Hawaii showing the blazing demise of a Long March 3B upper stage.
Read moreA Briz-M propellant tank re-entered the atmosphere on January 15, 2016 after seven years in orbit
Read moreA Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on January 15, 2016 after three months in orbit, making a slow decay from a highly elliptical Geostationary Transfer Orbit.
Read moreA Long March 3B rocket stage re-entered the atmosphere on December 4, 2015 after five years in orbit, making a
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