Real events · Fireball · 21 May 2026
Fireball: Heilongjiang Province, China
Satellite view of the area · Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
On 21 May 2026 at 02:15 UTC, US government sensors recorded a bright fireball. Location: Heilongjiang Province, China.
0.12 ktImpact energy
31.5 kmBurst altitude
~1.4 mEstimated size
Key facts
- Time
- 21 May 2026, 02:15 UTC
- Impact energy
- 0.12 kt
- Radiated energy
- 3.5 × 10¹⁰ J
- Burst altitude
- 31.5 km
- Speed
- 15.8 km/s
- Estimated size
- ~1.4 m
- Coordinates
- 46.60, 133.10
- Source
- NASA/JPL CNEOS
What the simulator shows
NASA puts the impact energy at 0.12 kilotons of TNT. A stony body about 1.4 m across at 15.8 km/s carries that energy, and that is the scenario the simulator loads. The object exploded 31.5 km above the surface.
| Town | Distance | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Baoshan | 130 km | 123,791 |
| Fujin | 109 km | 89,442 |
| Mishan | 150 km | 87,257 |
| Lingdong | 150 km | 83,636 |
| Baoqing | 76 km | 62,991 |
| Lesozavodsk | 128 km | 41,778 |
| Dalnerechensk | 89 km | 28,300 |
| Luchegorsk | 93 km | 21,833 |
This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.
Open in the simulatorSources
- Official data: NASA/JPL CNEOS
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): geonames.org
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