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Emergency Alert Prepared for UK as Brits Brace for Mobile Phone Warning Message
- On January 30, 2026, mobile network operators were ordered to confirm the UK's emergency alert system is operational ahead of the ZQ-3 R/B second stage's expected re-entry over Europe around 11:20 UTC ± 48 minutes.
- Following the December 3, 2025 launch, EU Space Surveillance and Tracking and Finnish Meteorological Institute are monitoring the Zhuque-3 Y1 mission's re-entry, noting a possible `dummy payload` aboard.
- Weighing about 11 tonnes and measuring 12–13 m, the ZQ-3 R/B second stage was captured at ~280 km on January 28, 2026, and EU Space Surveillance and Tracking assesses re-entry will begin around 80 km.
- Professor Hugh Lewis said the rocket is most likely to pass over Northern Ireland, northern Scotland or northern England, while Britain's emergency preparedness teams prepare local alerts and NOTAM/AIS notices.
- In an unusual move, Whitehall told telecommunications firms to re-check alert infrastructure as a UK government spokesperson said it was extremely unlikely debris would enter British airspace, noting such events happen about 70 times a month while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in China.
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