On Friday, Spain’s airspace had to be partially closed for some time over several regions, including the northeastern region of Catalonia and three others in the country, after a nearly 23-tonne Chinese rocket, Long March 5B (CZ-5B), broke up as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere before falling into the Pacific Ocean.

Spain’s airspace briefly closed as Chinese rocket debris hurtles uncontrolled to Earth

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.

Debris from Chinese rocket crashes into Indian Ocean

China's Long March 5B rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. NASA said that Beijing did not share the necessary, "specific trajectory information" to alert where possible debris may fall.

Debris from Chinese Long March 5B rocket falls back to Earth

In Pics: China's most powerful space rocket to crash into Earth on Sunday

The debris of China's Long March 5B rocket, which last week launched the core module of the country's space station, is set to re-enter the earth's atmosphere this weekend, raising concerns where it could fall and the potential damage it could cause.

US tracking out-of-control wreckage of Chinese rocket falling back to Earth

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, China on Tuesday successfully test-fired the Long March 5B rocket which took off from the Wenchang launch site on the southern island of Hainan.

Amid coronavirus pandemic, China eyes moon trip with successful rocket launch