The 8.5-tonne Tiangong-1 space station is travelling at 16,500mph and is expected to crash to Earth this weekend

43° N

Equator

43° S

The potential

re-entry area

Chance of

re-entry is

higher in

these areas

Shape of

Tiangong-1’s

orbit

Europe

North America

43° N

Equator

43° S

Chance of re-entry is

higher in these areas

43° north

The potential

re-entry area

Shape of

Tiangong-1’s orbit

Equator

43° south