China's manned space lab Tiangong-2 has finished experiments and will re-enter Earth's atmosphere on July 19, authorities said on Saturday.

有关部门上周六表示，中国载人航天实验室“天宫二号”已完成实验，将于7月19日重返地球大气层。

A small amount of debris is likely to fall into the designated safe waters of the South Pacific Ocean, the China Manned Space Engineering Office said in a statement.

中国载人航天工程办公室在一份声明中表示，少量碎片可能落入南太平洋指定的安全水域。

China launched Tiangong-2 on September 15, 2016, after Tiangong-1, its first manned space lab.

继天宫一号之后，中国于2016年9月15日发射了天宫二号。

Tiangong-1 crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Tahiti on April 2, 2018, after falling uncontrollably from space after scientists lost contact with it.

2018年4月2日，科学家与“天宫一号”失去联系后，“天宫一号”失控从太空坠落，坠入塔希提岛附近的太平洋。

It was briefly feared the 8.5-tonne toxic station would hit New Zealand.

人们一度担心这座8.5吨重的有毒站会袭击新西兰。

Tiangong-2 on the other hand will be deliberately brought down in a controlled manner, likely into the Pacific Ocean's international 'space graveyard', far from human settlements.

另一方面，“天宫二号”将以可控的方式击落，很可能进入远离人类定居点的太平洋国际“太空墓地”。

Hundreds of satellites have been de-orbited into the remote spot, including Russia's MIR space station in 2001.

包括2001年俄罗斯和平号空间站在内的数百颗卫星，已脱离轨道送入这一偏远地区。