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China’s space debris: What we know so far

By Kaelan Deese
Published May 7, 2021 10:30am ET
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China’s space debris: What we know so far
A 22.5-metric-ton piece of space debris belonging to the Chinese Long March 5B rocket is about to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, with little information about when or where it will land. Here is what we know so far. WHAT IS IT? The debris itself is the core stage of the Long March-5B […]

A 22.5-metric-ton piece of space debris belonging to the Chinese Long March 5B rocket is about to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, with little information about when or where it will land. Here is what we know so far.

WHAT IS IT?

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