The Chinese authorities confessed that they lost control of orbital station Tyangun 1 , reports the Lenta , referring to The Guardian. It is expected that in the second half of 2017 the station will enter the Earth's atmosphere and will get burnt.

Chinese experts note that the orbital station does not present a danger for the planet . In any case , Europe claims that uncontrolled station can be a threat to the satellites in the Earth orbit. The space station was launched on  September 29 , 2011. There have been set a  contact with the station for three times, whereas the operation of the module was suspended in early 2016