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BEIJING, April 2 (Itar-Tass) - RIA Novosti. Most of the wreckage of the Chinese station "Tiangun-1" was burnt at the entrance to the Earth's atmosphere, the report says on the website of the manned space flight program of the People's Republic of China (CMSE).

Chinese orbital station "Tiangun-1" ("Celestial Palace-1"), which was in orbit since 2011, returned to Earth's atmosphere on Monday at 8.15 Beijing time (3.15 MSK).

"The station entered the atmosphere of the Earth over the southern part of the Pacific Ocean, most of the debris" Tiangun-1 "burned at the entrance to the atmosphere," the report said.

According to the forecast of the European Space Agency on March 28, the zone of a possible fall in the wreckage of the station includes Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, the territories of the Central Asian republics (excluding Kazakhstan), China, Japan, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Australia, USA , Mexico, the countries of Central and South America, as well as the southern part of the territory of Dagestan.

The station "Tiangun-1" ("Heavenly Palace-1") was launched into orbit on September 29, 2011. The station was in space for 6.5 years. The station's weight is 8.5 tons, its length is 10.4 meters, and its volume is 15 cubic meters.

Link: https://ria.ru/space/20180402/1517720567.html