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Chinese Long March 5B re-enters over Arabian Peninsula
- spzx 5y ago>The CNSA/CMS official account on Weibo confirms that #LongMarch5 CZ5B booster has reentered at 02:24 UTC, May 9. The location of the reentry is 72.47°E, 2.65°N. https://twitter.com/Yeqzids/status/1391228551966302210 https://twitter.com/Yeqzids/status/1391228551966302210 >@18SPCS confirms that CZ-5B (#LongMarch5B) (48275 / 2021-035B) reentered atmosphere 9 May at 0214Z and fell into the Indian ocean north of the Maldives at lat 22.2, long 50.0. >Yes, we know that the TIP coords (lat 22.2, long 50.0) plot in Saudi Arabia. That was the last place that the @18SPCS computer system recorded it. Operators confirm that the rocket actually went into the Indian Ocean north of the Maldives. https://twitter.com/SpaceTrackOrg/status/1391242612569300993 https://twitter.com/SpaceTrackOrg/status/1391242612569300993
- ragebol 5y agoMinutes after it passed over Riyadh: https://twitter.com/Marco_Langbroek/status/1391307999822688257 https://twitter.com/Marco_Langbroek/status/13913079998226882...
- mrlonglong 5y agoI'd have vastly preferred it re-entered above Beijing, if only to teach them how to get it right next time.