Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to fall to Earth in the coming days

Re:Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to fall to Earth i... by Ajedi32 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @10:05AM (#27049955)

The legend says:

> Yellow Line – ground track uncertainty after predicted reentry time (ticks at 5-minute intervals)

> Blue Line – ground track uncertainty prior to predicted reentry time (ticks at 5-minute intervals)

So the rocket could re-enter anywhere along the yellow or blue lines.

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Re:Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to fall to Earth i... by Denvercoder9 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @11:33AM (#27051222)

Actually, it can also re-enter outside of the yellow or blue lines. They given an error margin of 24 hours on the predicted reentry time, and the drawn tracks are only 6 hours long.

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Re:Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to fall to Earth i... by Ajedi32 on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @01:24PM (#27052826)

Looks like it just updated; margin of error was reduced to 22 hours and the drawn tracks now show the full range.

I imagine that as the rocket gets closer to reentering the page will continue to be updated with more precise estimates.

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Re:Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to fall to Earth i... by tremon on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @10:09AM (#27050006)

Thanks, I had completely missed that legend. It was folded by default here (?)

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