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8:41 AM, May 07 2021 GMT+1
The first image has emerged showing the Chinese rocket that is set to make an uncontrolled re-entry to earth. Here is the take off:
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Debris from China s Long March 5B rocket, which launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China s Hainan Province last month, is expected to come crashing down to Earth this weekend.
However, the chances of debris actually hitting anyone are small - with much of the craft expected to burn up in the atmosphere and any surviving wreckage more likely to land in the ocean or uninhabited areas of the planet.
The rocket launched the first module of the Chinese space station into orbit
It achieved orbit itself and is travelling around the Earth every 90 minutes
This low orbit means it will gradually fall back down to Earth at some point
Experts predict it will re-enter between 15:00 and 08:00 BST on Saturday
Chinese authorities say it will likely burn up in the atmosphere on re-entry
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