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Debris from China's Long March-7 rocket reenters atmosphere, mostly burned

CGTN

The Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket, carrying the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft, at Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, January 17, 2024. /CFP
The Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket, carrying the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft, at Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, January 17, 2024. /CFP

The Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket, carrying the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft, at Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, south China's Hainan Province, January 17, 2024. /CFP

Debris from the second stage of China's Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket reentered the atmosphere at around 5:10 a.m. on Sunday Beijing Time, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

The vast majority of the debris burned up during reentry and the rest fell into the Indian Ocean with the coordinates of 91.1 degrees east longitude and 32.6 degrees south latitude, said the CMSA.

The Long March-7 Y8 carrier rocket, carrying the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft, blasted off from Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's island province of Hainan on January 17.

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