Long March rocket debris falls back to Earth; most of it burns up

Debris from the recently launched Chinese Long March 5B carrier rocket fell back to Earth, into the Indian Ocean, on Sunday morning, with most of the remnants burning up during reentry, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

The debris reentered the atmosphere and crashed at 10:24 am (Beijing time), the agency said in a brief statement, which pinpointed the site at 2.65 degrees north latitude and 72.47 degrees east longitude. No additional details were provided.

The coordinates indicate the crash site as waters near the Maldives.