But after it landed in the ocean, most of its components were destroyed.
In a statement, China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said the Long March 5B rocket re-entered the atmosphere at 10:24am Beijing time.
“The vast majority of the device burned up during the reentry, 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,” the statement said.
Debris from the Long March 5B has had some people looking warily skyward since it blasted off from China’s Hainan island on April 29, but the China Manned Space Engineering Office said most of the debris was burnt up in the atmosphere.
China s biggest rocket Long March 5B lands in Indian Ocean
Remnants of China s biggest rocket Long March 5B have landed in the Indian Ocean with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth s atmosphere.
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UPDATED: May 9, 2021 09:30 IST
China s biggest rocket Long March 5B during its lift off. The remnants of the rocket have now landed in the Indian Ocean (AP photo)
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.
Long March-5B: Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean
Article originally published by Agence France-Presse (AFP)/Laurie Chen, with Qasim Nauman. A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, China’s space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down. Officials in Beijing had said there was little risk from […]
Article originally published by Agence France-Presse (AFP)/Laurie Chen, with Qasim Nauman.
A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, China’s space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down.
In this April 29, 2021, file photo released by China s Xinhua News Agency, a Long March 5B rocket carrying a module for a Chinese space station lifts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang in southern China s Hainan Province. (Xinhua via AP)
BEIJING 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.
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.