China: Rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean NHK WORLD-JAPAN 14 hours ago
Space authorities in China say debris from the country's Long March-58 rocket has landed in the Indian Ocean and most of it burnt up in the Earth's atmosphere.
They say the rocket reentered the atmosphere at 2:24 UTC on Sunday and was projected to land at a location with the coordinates of longitude 72.47 degrees east and latitude 2.65 degrees north.
China launched the rocket on April 29 as part of a project to build its own space station.
The US Space Command confirmed the re-entry of the rocket over the Arabian Peninsula at about 2:15 UTC. It added the exact location of the pact and the span of debris are unknown at this time.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson criticized China in a statement, saying, "Spacefaring nations must minimize the risks to people and property on Earth of re-entries of space objects and maximize transparency regarding those operations."
He added, " It is clear that China is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris."
