Runaway Chinese space station streaks across Malaysian skies


  • Nation
  • Friday, 30 Mar 2018

KUALA LUMPUR: China's Tiangong-1 Space Station, which is currently falling towards earth streaked across Malaysian skies for 81 seconds from 3.19am Friday (March 30).

It was estimated that for the 81-second duration, the altitude of the Tiangong-1 dropped from 182.462km to 182.407km, according to the re-entry forecast issued by the National Space Agency (Angkasa).

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