<p>After the US space command announced the Chinese rocket Long March 5B debris had fallen into the Indian Ocean, videos appeared on social media in Malaysia which reportedly showed the falling debris lighting up the night sky.</p>

<p>Twitter followers were amazed as the debris could be seen clearly.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wow. Chinese rocket stage just re-entered the atmosphere over Borneo. This is the 13th piece of space debris weighing more than 6.5 tons to re-enter the atmosphere in an uncontrolled descent since 2000. This one weighed about 21 tons when it re-entered and broke apart. <a href="https://t.co/o7ymcWsdck">https://t.co/o7ymcWsdck</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Video - 25-ton debris from an uncontrolled Chinese rocket fell over the Indian Ocean on Saturday. As per NASA, the rocket re-entered the earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean at 12:45 am.<br />
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Nice grab! You were in the right place at the right time! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CZ5B?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CZ5B</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LongMarch5BRocketBooster?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LongMarch5BRocketBooster</a> <a href="https://t.co/8cKsrwYwaa">https://t.co/8cKsrwYwaa</a></p>
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<p>China’s Long March 5B had re-entered over the Indian Ocean, the US space command said. China gave information on coordinates of impact area in the Sulu Sea, off the coast of the Philippines in&nbsp;Palawan Island.</p>

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<p>The Chinese space agency claimed the “devices were ablated and destroyed during re-entry”. Malaysia's space agency confirmed it had spotted rocket debris upon re-entry as it fell into the Sulu Sea near&nbsp;Borneo island.</p>

<p>Malaysia said the burning debris also crossed its airspace and was detected in several areas including crossing the airspace around the state of Sarawak.</p>

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After the US space command announced the Chinese rocket Long March 5B debris had fallen into the Indian Ocean, videos appeared on social media in Malaysia which reportedly showed the falling debris lighting up the night sky.

After the US space command announced the Chinese rocket Long March 5B debris had fallen into the Indian Ocean, videos appeared on social media in Malaysia which reportedly showed the falling debris lighting up the night sky. Twitter followers were amazed as the debris could be seen clearly. Wow. Chinese rocket stage just re-entered the atmosphere over Borneo. This is the 13th piece of space debris weighing more than 6.5 tons to re-enter the atmosphere in an uncontrolled descent since 2000. This one weighed about 21 tons when it re-entered and broke apart. https://t.co/o7ymcWsdck — Angelo Young (@angeloyoung_) July 30, 2022 × Video - 25-ton debris from an uncontrolled Chinese rocket fell over the Indian Ocean on Saturday. As per NASA, the rocket re-entered the earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean at 12:45 am. Video: Social media pic.twitter.com/wmu5tqDDXF — اخبار عاجل و تحليل اوضاع - افغانستان وجهان (@kgvh6v) July 31, 2022 × Chinese rocket debris re-entry. Nice grab! You were in the right place at the right time! #CZ5B #LongMarch5BRocketBooster https://t.co/8cKsrwYwaa — 🧜🏻‍♀️ (@DayangLeen) July 30, 2022 × China’s Long March 5B had re-entered over the Indian Ocean, the US space command said. China gave information on coordinates of impact area in the Sulu Sea, off the coast of the Philippines in Palawan Island. Also Read: Debris from Chinese rocket crashes into Indian Ocean The Chinese space agency claimed the “devices were ablated and destroyed during re-entry”. Malaysia's space agency confirmed it had spotted rocket debris upon re-entry as it fell into the Sulu Sea near Borneo island. Malaysia said the burning debris also crossed its airspace and was detected in several areas including crossing the airspace around the state of Sarawak. (With inputs from Agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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<p>According to US space command&nbsp;officials, the debris of the Chinese rocket&nbsp;Long March 5B “re-entered over the Indian Ocean” on Saturday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“We refer you to the PRC for further details on the reentry’s technical aspects such as potential debris dispersal+ impact location,” the US space command said on its Twitter handle.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USSPACECOM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USSPACECOM</a> can confirm the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Long March 5B (CZ-5B) re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approx 10:45 am MDT on 7/30. We refer you to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PRC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PRC</a> for further details on the reentry’s technical aspects such as potential debris dispersal+ impact location.</p>
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<p>NASA administrator Bill Nelson criticised China for not sharing “established best practices”. Nelson said sharing information would ensure “potential debris impact risk, especially for heavy-lift vehicles, like the Long March 5B, which carry a significant risk of loss of life and property.”</p>

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<p>China has been reinforcing its Tiangong station as part of its ambitious space programme. The Long March 5B rocket had blasted off last week to deliver a laboratory module to the Chinese space station.</p>

<p>Social media users in Malaysia posted videos of what appeared to be rocket debris.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The likely reentry of the Chinese <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CZ5B?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CZ5B</a> rocket over Malaysia. <a href="https://t.co/GAW2IiDZ1z">https://t.co/GAW2IiDZ1z</a></p>
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<p>In 2020, fragments of China’s another Long March 5B had crashed in Ivory Coast destroying buildings although no casualties were reported. Last year, debris of another rocket had landed in the Indian Ocean.</p>

<p>Last weekend, China launched the second of three modules&nbsp;to complete its new space station.&nbsp;Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime has promoted the space programme as a key “space dream” while competing with the United States and Russia. China had earlier landed a rover on Mars and sent probes to the Moon. China plans to build a base on the Moon and send humans there by 2030.</p>

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According to US space command officials, the debris of the Chinese rocket Long March 5B “re-entered over the Indian Ocean” on Saturday. “We refer you to the PRC for further details on the reentry’s technical aspects such as potential debris dispersal+ impact location,” the US space command said on its Twitter handle.

According to US space command officials, the debris of the Chinese rocket Long March 5B “re-entered over the Indian Ocean” on Saturday. “We refer you to the PRC for further details on the reentry’s technical aspects such as potential debris dispersal+ impact location,” the US space command said on its Twitter handle. #USSPACECOM can confirm the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Long March 5B (CZ-5B) re-entered over the Indian Ocean at approx 10:45 am MDT on 7/30. We refer you to the #PRC for further details on the reentry’s technical aspects such as potential debris dispersal+ impact location. — U.S. Space Command (@US_SpaceCom) July 30, 2022 × Also Read in Pics: China's Long March 5B rocket: Key features NASA administrator Bill Nelson criticised China for not sharing “established best practices”. Nelson said sharing information would ensure “potential debris impact risk, especially for heavy-lift vehicles, like the Long March 5B, which carry a significant risk of loss of life and property.” The People’s Republic of China did not share specific trajectory information as their Long March 5B rocket fell back to Earth. All spacefaring nations should follow established best practices, and do their part to share this type of information in advance to allow… — Bill Nelson (@SenBillNelson) July 30, 2022 × Watch: Out of control Chinese rocket debris crash on Earth China has been reinforcing its Tiangong station as part of its ambitious space programme. The Long March 5B rocket had blasted off last week to deliver a laboratory module to the Chinese space station. Social media users in Malaysia posted videos of what appeared to be rocket debris. The likely reentry of the Chinese #CZ5B rocket over Malaysia. https://t.co/GAW2IiDZ1z — Nick Stewart (@NStewCBS2) July 30, 2022 × In 2020, fragments of China’s another Long March 5B had crashed in Ivory Coast destroying buildings although no casualties were reported. Last year, debris of another rocket had landed in the Indian Ocean. Last weekend, China launched the second of three modules to complete its new space station. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime has promoted the space programme as a key “space dream” while competing with the United States and Russia. China had earlier landed a rover on Mars and sent probes to the Moon. China plans to build a base on the Moon and send humans there by 2030. (With inputs from Agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

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<p>China said on Wednesday (July 27) that it is closely monitoring the latest piece of big Chinese space junk that will fall back on Earth. Experts are concerned as they are not sure where exactly it will land. Although, they have estimated the re-entry to happen around the end of the month, probably on July 31 at 02:22 UTC ± 17 hours.&nbsp;</p>

<p>China Manned Space Agency said that only small parts of the Tianzhou-3 ship survived to fall safely Wednesday into a predetermined area of the South Pacific.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Wednesday rejected such concerns. During a daily briefing, he said: "Since the development stage of the space engineering program, China has taken into consideration the debris mitigation and return from orbit into atmosphere of missions involving rocket carriers and satellite sent into orbit."&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It is understood that this type of rocket adopts a special technical design that most of the components will be burnt up and destroyed during the reentry process. The possibility of causing damage to aviation activities or on the ground is extremely low," Zhao said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The mentioned rocket junk is roughly 21-tonne. It was part of the Wentian space station module launched on Sunday. A Long March 5B (CZ-5B) rocket propelled the uncrewed Wentian spacecraft from the Wenchang launch centre on China’s tropical island of Hainan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The re-entry path of the rocket body from the CZ-5B launch is been tracked by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Orbital Reentry and Debris Studies (CORDS).&nbsp;</p>

<p>And as per the researchers at The Aerospace Corporation, "There is a non-zero probability of the surviving debris landing in a populated area—over 88 percent of the world's population lives under the reentry's potential debris footprint."&nbsp;</p>

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China said on Wednesday (July 27) that it is closely monitoring the latest piece of big Chinese space junk that will fall back on Earth. Experts are concerned as they are not sure where exactly it will land.

China said on Wednesday (July 27) that it is closely monitoring the latest piece of big Chinese space junk that will fall back on Earth. Experts are concerned as they are not sure where exactly it will land. Although, they have estimated the re-entry to happen around the end of the month, probably on July 31 at 02:22 UTC ± 17 hours. China Manned Space Agency said that only small parts of the Tianzhou-3 ship survived to fall safely Wednesday into a predetermined area of the South Pacific. ALSO READ | Soot and other burned biomass from Western wildfires can influence Arctic sea ice Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Wednesday rejected such concerns. During a daily briefing, he said: "Since the development stage of the space engineering program, China has taken into consideration the debris mitigation and return from orbit into atmosphere of missions involving rocket carriers and satellite sent into orbit." "It is understood that this type of rocket adopts a special technical design that most of the components will be burnt up and destroyed during the reentry process. The possibility of causing damage to aviation activities or on the ground is extremely low," Zhao said. ALSO READ | Student-built 'AzaadiSAT' to be co-passenger on ISRO's maiden launch of SSLV rocket The mentioned rocket junk is roughly 21-tonne. It was part of the Wentian space station module launched on Sunday. A Long March 5B (CZ-5B) rocket propelled the uncrewed Wentian spacecraft from the Wenchang launch centre on China’s tropical island of Hainan. The re-entry path of the rocket body from the CZ-5B launch is been tracked by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Orbital Reentry and Debris Studies (CORDS). And as per the researchers at The Aerospace Corporation, "There is a non-zero probability of the surviving debris landing in a populated area—over 88 percent of the world's population lives under the reentry's potential debris footprint." WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>Experts have predicted that the latest piece of big Chinese space junk will fall back to Earth but are not sure where exactly it will land. The re-entry will be around the end of the month, probably on July 31 at&nbsp;02:22 UTC ± 17 hours.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The mentioned rocket is roughly 21-tonne and was part of the Wentian space station module. It was launched on Sunday and docked successfully with the Tiangong space station.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A Long March 5B (CZ-5B) rocket propelled the uncrewed Wentian spacecraft from the Wenchang launch centre on China’s tropical island of Hainan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The re-entry path of the rocket body from the CZ-5B launch is been tracked by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Orbital Reentry and Debris Studies (CORDS).</p>

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<p><strong>Is it concerning?&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>It appeared to be concerning as experts have claimed that they are not sure where the debris will land. Holger Krag, the head of the Space Safety Program Office for the European Space Agency, told SpaceNews: “It is always difficult to assess the amount of surviving mass and number of fragments without knowing the design of the object, but a reasonable ‘rule-of-thumb’ is about 20-40 per cent of the original dry mass.”&nbsp;</p>

<p>Jonathan McDowell, who is an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, said in a tweet: “It will break up, but past experience shows that a bunch of 30-metre-long [100 foot] metal fragments will end up crashing into the ground at a few hundred km/hr.”&nbsp;</p>

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<p>McDowell also said that the core stage was not actively deorbited although it is not clear when or when the spent rocket would crash.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In a mail to&nbsp;<em>Gizmodo,&nbsp;</em>McDowell said, “Unfortunately we can’t predict when or where. Such a large rocket stage should not be left in orbit to make an uncontrolled re-entry; the risk to the public is not huge, but it is larger than I am comfortable with.”&nbsp;</p>

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Experts have predicted that the latest piece of big Chinese space junk will fall back to Earth but are not sure where exactly it will land. The re-entry will be around the end of the month, probably on July 31 at 02:22 UTC ± 17 hours.

Experts have predicted that the latest piece of big Chinese space junk will fall back to Earth but are not sure where exactly it will land. The re-entry will be around the end of the month, probably on July 31 at 02:22 UTC ± 17 hours. The mentioned rocket is roughly 21-tonne and was part of the Wentian space station module. It was launched on Sunday and docked successfully with the Tiangong space station. A Long March 5B (CZ-5B) rocket propelled the uncrewed Wentian spacecraft from the Wenchang launch centre on China’s tropical island of Hainan. The re-entry path of the rocket body from the CZ-5B launch is been tracked by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Orbital Reentry and Debris Studies (CORDS). ALSO READ | Some pits on the Moon have temperatures comfortable for humans, NASA finds Is it concerning? It appeared to be concerning as experts have claimed that they are not sure where the debris will land. Holger Krag, the head of the Space Safety Program Office for the European Space Agency, told SpaceNews: “It is always difficult to assess the amount of surviving mass and number of fragments without knowing the design of the object, but a reasonable ‘rule-of-thumb’ is about 20-40 per cent of the original dry mass.” Jonathan McDowell, who is an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, said in a tweet: “It will break up, but past experience shows that a bunch of 30-metre-long [100 foot] metal fragments will end up crashing into the ground at a few hundred km/hr.” ALSO READ | Why NASA is being pressured to change James Webb space telescope's name McDowell also said that the core stage was not actively deorbited although it is not clear when or when the spent rocket would crash. In a mail to Gizmodo, McDowell said, “Unfortunately we can’t predict when or where. Such a large rocket stage should not be left in orbit to make an uncontrolled re-entry; the risk to the public is not huge, but it is larger than I am comfortable with.” WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Experts say a big Chinese rocket body will fall to Earth around THIS date. Read why it is concerning

<p>Days after videos emerged of a meteor shower-like phenomenon being spotted in the evening skies of India's Maharashtra, a team of scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization will be probing the matter. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Concerns were raised after more pictures and videos emerged of suspected rocket parts such as a large metal ring, cylindrical objects and metallic ball having been recovered.</p>

<p>According to experts in the field, what occurred on April 2nd night was the re-entry of the third stage of a Chinese Chang Zheng 3B(Long March 3B rocket). This particular rocket is said to have been launched in February 2021.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just spotted this thing going over my head 10 min ago It was very close in altitude. Any expert who can guess about this? <a href="https://t.co/fkg5kDZoCv">pic.twitter.com/fkg5kDZoCv</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I believe this is the reentry of a Chinese rocket stage, the third stage of the Chang Zheng 3B serial number Y77 which was launched in Feb 2021 - it was expected to reenter in the next hour or so and the track is a good match <a href="https://t.co/BetxCknAiK">pic.twitter.com/BetxCknAiK</a></p>
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<p>Following requests from the district authorities, ISRO has decided to step in and conduct inspection at the site. ISRO issued a statement saying that they had received inputs from multiple sources on flashing lights being spotted in the skies over Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, in the evening hours of April 2.</p>

<p>"Formal communication has been received from the office of the district magistrate and district collector of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. It is reported that a metal ring and a cylinder-like object are found in an open field in Pawanpur village. As requested by the district administration, a team of scientists from ISRO is visiting Pawanpur for inspection and further scientific inquiry," the statement added.<br />
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It is notable that when spent upper stages of rockets survive atmospheric re-entry, the parts of the rocket can fall on earth.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Team from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISRO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ISRO</a> to visit <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/maharashtra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#maharashtra</a> &amp; inspect site where metal ring and cylinder-like object (suspected debris of Chinese rocket) were found in an open field in Pawanpur village.. this comes after request from district admin<br />
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During Weeknd, flashing lights were seen on eve sky <a href="https://t.co/d3gxt73wkw">pic.twitter.com/d3gxt73wkw</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Maharashtra: In what appears to be a meteor shower was witnessed over the skies of Nagpur &amp; several other parts of the state. <a href="https://t.co/kPUfL9P18R">pic.twitter.com/kPUfL9P18R</a></p>
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Days after videos emerged of a meteor shower-like phenomenon being spotted in the evening skies of India's Maharashtra, a team of scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization will be probing the matter.

Days after videos emerged of a meteor shower-like phenomenon being spotted in the evening skies of India's Maharashtra, a team of scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization will be probing the matter. Concerns were raised after more pictures and videos emerged of suspected rocket parts such as a large metal ring, cylindrical objects and metallic ball having been recovered. According to experts in the field, what occurred on April 2nd night was the re-entry of the third stage of a Chinese Chang Zheng 3B(Long March 3B rocket). This particular rocket is said to have been launched in February 2021. ALSO READ | India's HAL hands over satellite structure that is meant to support ISRO's Gaganyaan mission Just spotted this thing going over my head 10 min ago It was very close in altitude. Any expert who can guess about this? pic.twitter.com/fkg5kDZoCv — Frustrated Pluto (@frustratedpluto) April 2, 2022 × I believe this is the reentry of a Chinese rocket stage, the third stage of the Chang Zheng 3B serial number Y77 which was launched in Feb 2021 - it was expected to reenter in the next hour or so and the track is a good match pic.twitter.com/BetxCknAiK — Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) April 2, 2022 × Following requests from the district authorities, ISRO has decided to step in and conduct inspection at the site. ISRO issued a statement saying that they had received inputs from multiple sources on flashing lights being spotted in the skies over Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, in the evening hours of April 2. "Formal communication has been received from the office of the district magistrate and district collector of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. It is reported that a metal ring and a cylinder-like object are found in an open field in Pawanpur village. As requested by the district administration, a team of scientists from ISRO is visiting Pawanpur for inspection and further scientific inquiry," the statement added. It is notable that when spent upper stages of rockets survive atmospheric re-entry, the parts of the rocket can fall on earth. ALSO READ | Indian Space start-up 'Pixxel' to have constellation of 20 satellites by 2024 Team from #ISRO to visit #maharashtra & inspect site where metal ring and cylinder-like object (suspected debris of Chinese rocket) were found in an open field in Pawanpur village.. this comes after request from district admin During Weeknd, flashing lights were seen on eve sky pic.twitter.com/d3gxt73wkw — Sidharth.M.P (@sdhrthmp) April 6, 2022 × #WATCH | Maharashtra: In what appears to be a meteor shower was witnessed over the skies of Nagpur & several other parts of the state. pic.twitter.com/kPUfL9P18R — ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2022 ×

ISRO team to probe suspected Chinese rocket debris that fell in Maharashtra village