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China has lost control of 8-tonne satellite

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Chinas rogue satellite which it lost contact with earlier this year will come crashing into Earth in 2017, the countrys space agency has revealed. The massive eight tonne space lab named Tiangong-1 vanished from Chinas eyes in March this year, and experts had failed to relocate it. However, authorities have now tracked it down and predict that it will come hurtling back towards Earth next year, but where still remains a mystery. Explains R.Sathyanathan, a popular broadcaster in Sydney.


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Chinas rogue satellite which it lost contact with earlier this year will come crashing into Earth in 2017, the countrys space agency has revealed. The massive eight tonne space lab named Tiangong-1 vanished from Chinas eyes in March this year, and experts had failed to relocate it. However, authorities have now tracked it down and predict that it will come hurtling back towards Earth next year, but where still remains a mystery. Explains R.Sathyanathan, a popular broadcaster in Sydney.



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