O rocket Chinese Long March 5B that was out of control fell to earth this Friday (4). The 23-tonne object crashed into the South Pacific Ocean around 7am (XNUMX GMT).
Interestingly, scientists made calculations projecting that the re-entry of the rocket would occur in the Iberian Peninsula through the Mediterranean coast to the Atlantic, a situation that resulted in the closure of Spanish airspace and the cancellation of flights in the regions of Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Aragon, Navarra, La Rioja and Castile and León, with a break in air activities between 9:30 am and 9:45 am (local time), as reported by the The Globe.
Eurocontrol informs of the uncontrolled re-entry of a Chinese cohete into the atmosphere. Rate Zero has been established for certain areas of Spanish airspace and it can affect air traffic in the form of ground delays and flight route deviations. pic.twitter.com/kfFBYG9s8z
— 😉Air Controllers 🇪🇸 (@controladores) November 4, 2022
It is the fifth time in a three-year period that parts of rockets launched by China have re-entered Earth's atmosphere, with fragments of the debris last appearing in Ivory Coast, Malaysia and parts of Europe in 2020.
Called Long March 5B or Long March 5B in free translation, this rocket was 30 meters and 23 tons, and helped by carrying parts and equipment for the construction of the Chinese space station Tiangong.
With information: The Globe
