Chinese Long March rocket breaks up on reentry over Maldives
The reentry occurred at 0224 UTC on Sunday, or 10.24pm U.S. Eastern Time on Saturday, according to the China National Space Administration.
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The reentry occurred at 0224 UTC on Sunday, or 10.24pm U.S. Eastern Time on Saturday, according to the China National Space Administration.
The 100-foot-tall, 22-metric-ton Chinese Long March 5B rocket that launched the first chunk of Beijing’s new space station has reentered Earth’s atmosphere near the Maldives.
Space Force is tracking when a massive Chinese rocket body will reenter the atmosphere.
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Chinese rocket updates: Debris splashes down in Indian Ocean Remnants of Chinese rocket hurtles toward Earth Replay Video UP NEXT Latest update, 12:36 a.m.: The rocket has reentered Earth's atmosphere and fell into the Indian ocean north of the Maldives at latitude 22.2, longitude 50.0, according to an update from Space-Track. Latest update, 11:45 p.m.: The rocket has reentered Earth's atmosphere, according to U.S. Space Command, which has been providing updates via Space-Track. The Space Command said it believes the rocket splashed down in the Indian Ocean, but was waiting for official co...