Eurocontrol has warned of the expected re-entry into atmosphere of the large space object Rocket Long March 5B (CZ 5B), launched by China on 31 October 2022. Some of the projected trajectories could affect the southern European airspace. The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation issued the Safety Information Bulletin to raise awareness and considered it a major risk.
Following FIR (Flight Information Regions or controlled airspace) might be potentially affected:
As a precaution, Spanish air traffic controllers already decided to delay air traffic that is waiting on the ground or to deviate aircraft that are already en route between a timeframe of 9:19 and 10:22 (UTC +1).
This post was published on 4 November 2022 10:18
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