China's Biggest Rocket Long March 5-B Lands in Indian Ocean
emnants 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 atmo...
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China's Biggest Rocket Long March 5-B Lands in Indian Ocean
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. Parts of the Long March 5B re-entered the atmosphere at 10:24 a.m. Beijing time (0224 GMT) and landed at a location with the coordinates of longitude 72.47 degrees east and latitude 2.65 degrees north, Chinese state media cited the China Manned Space Engineering Office as saying. The coordinates put the point of impact in the ocean, west of the Maldives archipelago. Most of the debris was burnt up in the atmosphere, the China Manned Space Engineering Office said. Debris from the Long March 5B has had some people looking warily skyward since shortly after it blasted off from China's Hainan island on April 29. The Long March launched last week was the second deployment of the 5B variant since its maiden flight in May 2020. Last year…
