He told Space.com: “That would seem to suggest that it’s not being deorbited under control. China ’s second space station, the Tiangong-1, could be orbiting the Earth out of control after losing radio contact with China 's space authorities. There are concerns that the satellite is in a deteriorating orbit that will cause it to fall back to Earth , without control over its descent. Launched in 2013 , the last manned mission to the space station was completed in 2013 , but in 2011 all the telemetry failed. China ’s official press agency , Xinhua says the lab is being closely monitored.
China ’s second space station, the Tiangong-1, could be orbiting the Earth out of control after losing radio contact with China 's space authorities. There are concerns that the satellite is in a deteriorating orbit that will cause it to fall back to Earth , without control over its descent. Launched in 2013 , the last manned mission to the space station was completed in 2013 , but in 2011 all the telemetry failed. China ’s official press agency, Xinhua says the lab is being closely monitored.