Debris from China’s disintegrating rocket falls into Indian Ocean PTI Beijing | Updated on May 09, 2021 The remnants of China's Long March 5B rocket re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere at 10.24 am Beijing time and fell into an open sea area at 72.47 degrees east longitude and 2.65 degrees north latitude. Photo: Reuters The remnants of China's Long March 5B rocket re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere at 10.24 am Beijing time and fell into an open sea area at 72.47 degrees east longitude and 2.65 degrees north latitude. Photo: Reuters× The rocket was more than 108 feet tall and weighed more than 20 tonnes The remnants of an out of control and China's biggest rocket re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere with most of its parts burned up and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean near the Maldives, the country's space agency said on Sunday, ending days of fevered speculation over where the debris would hit.