The out-of-control Long March 5B Rocket is said to have entered the earth's atmosphere and burned up over the Indian Ocean near the Maldives.
The rocket made the headlines in the Western Media and grabbed great attention after it went out of control.
The rocket was estimated expected to reach the earth's atmosphere during the nights between Saturday and Sunday.
However, the CMSEO said the rocket made re-entry at 10:24 am Beijing time (02:24 GMT) and fell into the ocean around 72.47 E longitude and 2.65 N latitude. Most of it burned up on re-entry, as the Long March descended at an average speed of eight kilometers per second (five miles per second).
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters on Friday that the rocket was made from a material designed to burn up on re-entry, and that most of the debris would disintegrate.
“The threat to air navigation and objects on the ground is extremely low,” he said.
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