Post: Chinese Rocket Debris Lands in Atlantic Ocean Waters.

Beijing: Debris from the recently launched Long March-7 Y9 carrier rocket fell back to Earth, with the vast majority of the remnants burning up during the reentry process, the China Manned Space Agency said. The reentry took place around 21:49 (Beijing time), and debris from the second stage of the rocket eventually landed in Atlantic Ocean waters at a latitude of 28.3 degrees north and a longitude of 52.9 degrees west. According to Qatar News Agency, the rocket was carrying the Tianzhou-8 cargo craft, which was tasked with delivering fresh supplies to China's space station. The launch occurred from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on November 15. Long March-7 represents China's new-generation medium-lift launch vehicle. It boasts a low Earth orbit payload capacity of 14 tons and is designed to meet the requirements for sending cargo craft into orbit to dock with the orbiting space station.