CHINA-S&T: CHINA'S LONG MARCH 5B FIRST STAGE LIKELY TO MAKE UNCONTROLLED ENTRY TO EARTH ON NOVEMBER 4
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Space News (October 31) reported that a large Chinese rocket stage predicted to make an
uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere on November 4 has been imaged by an orbiting
satellite. Australian company High Earth Orbit Robotics posted images of the Long March 5B
first stage on Twitter on Wednesday (Nov. 2), showing the roughly 23-ton (21 metric tons)
piece of space junk during its slow descent to Earth. The images were taken from a distance of
221 miles (355 kilometres), according to HEO Robotics, using an optical imaging satellite
belonging to the Argentina-based firm Satellogic.
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