âUncontrolledâ object to hit Earth today Eyes are on the sky with uncontrolled debris from a Chinese spacecraft bound for impact within hours. News by Niamh Cavanagh,The Sun 8th May 2021 11:46 AM Debris from a Chinese rocket is expected to fall back to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry this weekend. But where is the rocket now? Here is everything you'll need to know. The Long March 5B rocket has dropped into low Earth orbit and there is a high risk of it crashing back down. The European Space Agency said that it expects the re-entry to occur at 3:15am, UTC, which is 1.15pm Saturday AEST.