13 July 2019
Already during a press briefing on 26 September 2018, Lin Xiqiang, Deputy Director of CMSE, announced that the Tiangong 2 Management Committee had decided on 20 September 2018 to manually deorbit the space lab after July 2019. On 13 July 2019 CMSE published a short note that the date for the controlled re-entry is set for the 19 July 2019. Tiangong 2 is expected to go down over the South Pacific Ocean with most parts burning up during the process. Remaining debris will fall into the area around 160 to 90 degrees West, 30 to 45 degrees South.
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