The wreckage of the Chinese space launch vehicle 'Changjeong 5B' entered the Indian Ocean at dawn on the 31st of Korean time and crashed into the sea in the southwestern part of the Philippines.
According to Bloomberg News and The New York Times, the U.S. Space Command confirmed via Twitter that the wreckage of the Changjeong 5B had re-entered the Indian Ocean at around 12:45 p.m. Eastern time on the 30th.
China's manned space agency also reported on Weibo that the wreckage of the Changchung 5B collided with Earth in the waters southwest of the Philippines, and most of the wreckage was destroyed by fire as it entered the Sulu Sea between Borneo and the Philippines.
The rocket debris that fell to Earth this time was the top of the Changjeong 5B rocket launched by China to build its own space station and weighed 24.5 tons.
NASA Director Bill Nelson criticized China for not sharing information about the specific trajectory of the Changchong 5B rocket when it fell to Earth.
"All spaceflight nations should follow established best practices and share information about these outbreaks to ensure reliable predictions of potential debris impact risks," he said. This is especially true for large projectiles such as the
Since the upper part of Changjeong 5B is so large, the possibility that the wreckage could fall to Earth without being burned in the atmosphere was discussed.