Chinese Long March Rocket Breaks up Over The Indian Ocean Published May 9th, 2021 - 05:21 GMT
The Pentagon said on May 5, 2021 it is following the trajectory of a Chinese rocket expected to make an uncontrolled entry into the atmosphere this weekend, with the risk of crashing down in an inhabited area. STR / AFP
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Long March 5B core stage reentered atmosphere over Maldives on Saturday
China s Long March rocket stage has reentered Earth s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, north of the Maldives, the US Space Agency has confirmed.
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The rocket broke up upon reentry, which occurred at 10.24pm U.S. Eastern Time on Saturday, according to officials, who have not yet given exact coordinates of where it reentered.
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Amelia Ward
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10:09 AM, May 09 2021 GMT+1
China s out of control rocket has landed in the Indian Ocean, the Chinese space administration has said.
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The Long March 5B rocket, which was launched on 29 April, re-entered the atmosphere at 3.24am UK time, with most of it destroyed.
The point of impact was somewhere southwest of Sri Lanka and India, although as yet there is no confirmation of exactly where.
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The timing had been pinpointed quite precisely while the rocket was being tracked, but the landing area wasn t clear until the very last few minutes of its descent.
China has been criticised over how the situation was handled.
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