Debris from Chinese rocket disintegrates over Indian Ocean near Maldives 1 minute read
Beijing, May 9 (EFE).- Debris from the Chinese longest rocket launched last week plunged back into Earth’s atmosphere Sunday with most parts burnt off during the process, China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said.
The agency said the remnants of the Long March-5B Y2 carrier rocket reentered the atmosphere at 10.24 am.
“The vast majority of the device burned up during the re-entry, and the landing area of the debris is around a sea area with the center at 2.65 degrees north latitude and 72.47 degrees east longitude,” said the agency.
For its part, China also asserted on the same Friday that it was
“highly unlikely” that the rocket debris caused damage on its return to Earth and that it was most likely that it disintegrated during its re-entry into the atmosphere.
Some local Chinese media went even further and accused the foreign press of sensationalism., and portals such as Sina or Guanwang described the information published in this regard as “exaggerations that only seek to discredit the Asian country.”
The rocket was used last week by China to launch one of the modules d
e its future space station and was considered by experts as one of the largest pieces of debris that would re-enter the atmosphere, hence its continued surveillance.
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A Long March 5B rocket lifts off with the Tianhe space station module. Credit: Xinhua
For the second time in a year, a large spent Chinese rocket stage intentionally left in orbit is heading for an unguided plunge back into Earth’s atmosphere Saturday or Sunday somewhere between 41.5 degrees north and south latitude.
The heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket stage took off April 28 with the Tianhe core module for China’s space station. The Long March 5B one of the most powerful rockets in the world tracked downrange to the southeast from the Wenchang launch base on Hainan Island, China’s southernmost province.
China considers ‘highly unlikely’ that rocket remains will cause damage 1 minute read
Beijing, May 7 (EFE).- China said Friday it is “highly unlikely” the remnants of an uncontrolled rocket will cause damage on its return to Earth, adding that they will disintegrate during re-entry into the atmosphere.
“Most of the debris from the rocket will disintegrate and be destroyed during re-entry into the atmosphere, it is highly unlikely they will cause any damage,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin told a news conference Friday. “Although it is most likely not dangerous, China is paying close attention to the reentry of the rocket.”
LIVE: the out-of-control Chinese rocket is approaching Earth and it is not known where it will impact
May 7, 2021 by archyde
The
chinese rocket that has the world in suspense is approaching the
Land and it is still not clear where it will impact although in the last hours the experts who monitor its path reduced the areas where it could fall. The
US military experts noted that the Long March 5B rocket could hit the surface sometime between Saturday and Sunday..
BeijingAfter being silent for several days, he decided to downplay the matter by assuring that there was no danger. “