Debris from the Chinese Long March 5B rocket landed in the Indian Ocean early Sunday morning local time, authorities say.
The rocket fragments landed at 2.65 degrees north latitude, 72.47 degrees east longitude, right over the Maldives, at 2:24 a.m. local time, according to the China National Space Administration. The debris descended at a speed of 18,000 miles per hour, leaving no known injuries. It was not immediately clear how many pieces of debris were destroyed and recovered at the scene.
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