19 May 2017
Andrew Jones of gbtimes reports today that 'The Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations' sent on 10 May 2017 a 'Notification by China on the future re-entry of Tiangong-1 (international designator 2011-053A)' to the Secretary-General of the UN to announce the re-entry of Tiangong 1 for October 2017 and April 2018. The note states, that China keeps a close track of the decay and will " fulfil its responsibilities in terms of monitoring and making information publicly available... China will also improve its information-reporting mechanisms and will make information on Tiangong-1’s orbital status and other related information available in real time through the website of the China Manned Space Agency (www.cmse.gov.cn) in both Chinese and English. Timely information about important milestones and events during the decay and re-entry phases will be released through the news media."
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Link to the UNOOSA website with the note ...
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