Important news: A piece of a Chinese rocket fell right in India
Article by: Andacs Robert Eugen, on 04 April 2022, at 08:20 am Los Angeles time
As many of you have heard on Facebook that a piece of an alien ship from the sky probably fell in India, well it is actually a piece of a Chinese rocket. It is not part of an alien ship, but only part of the Chang Zheng 3B (Long March 3B) Y77 series rocket that was launched in February 2022.
The re-entry into the atmosphere was observed in India, on April 2, 2022.
Just spotted this thing going over my head 10 min ago It was very close in altitude. Any expert who can guess about this? pic.twitter.com/fkg5kDZoCv
— Frustrated Pluto (@frustratedpluto) April 2, 2022
Many people initially thought when the piece of rocket rocket fell that it was from an alien ship, but this is not the case. Only yesterday, April 3, 2022, a confirmation came that the piece that fell in India, more precisely in Maharashtra, belongs to the Chinese rocket launched in February 2022.
The third stage, which reentered over India yesterday, is indicated here pic.twitter.com/wgYU94QKZU
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) April 3, 2022
and here is a cartoon from a launch video (of a different launch of the same type of rocket) showing the third stage with a satellite attached on the right pic.twitter.com/63bNigY3AN
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) April 3, 2022
But every time the rocket went through perigee it lost some energy due to drag from the atmosphere, and so it didn't go as high to apogee on the next loop: the apogee steadily decreases until you get reentry pic.twitter.com/gjj0cK3uoc
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) April 3, 2022
This 3-meter-diameter ring is consistent with being part of the CZ-3B third stage tankage. It was found in Sindewahi (79.6E 20.3N) in eastern Maharashtra. (thanks @DrSachinW for forwarding the image) pic.twitter.com/hppY21nw1v
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) April 3, 2022
Also yesterday, late, it was announced from India the same thing (that the piece belongs to the Long March 3B rocket).
Many of Chang Zheng 3B's remnants that re-entered the atmosphere burned, but this circle happened to fall.
We mention that no casualties were reported, no major panic occurred and no material damage was reported.