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Published: 09 May 2021 10:03 AM BdST
Updated: 09 May 2021 10:12 AM BdST FILE PHOTO: The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the core module of China s space station Tianhe, takes off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, China April 29, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Remnants of China s biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth s atmosphere, according to Chinese state media, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit. );
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The coordinates given by state media, citing the China Manned Space Engineering Office, put the point of impact in the ocean, west of the Maldives archipelago.
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The entire world watched with baited breath as debris from an out-of-control Chinese rocket likely plunged into the Indian Ocean, just west of the Maldives, on Saturday (08) night.
Most of the huge Long March 5B rocket, however, burned up on reentering the atmosphere, the China Manned Space Engineering Office said.
It was unclear if any debris had landed on the atoll nation.
The US Space Command said the Long March 5B had reentered Earth over the Arabian Peninsula.
The rocket, which is about 108 feet tall and weighs nearly 40,000 pounds, had launched a piece of a new Chinese space station into orbit on April 29.
Remnants of China s biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth s atmosphere, according to Chinese state media, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit.
Beijing officials say debris fell into sea near the Maldives; uncontrolled re-entry of such a large object had sparked concerns about possible damage and casualties