The 25-ton core stage reentered over northern Borneo, but it's not yet known if the falling debris crashed onto populated areas.
through to Brunei and possibly as far north asIt’s not yet known where the debris may have landed or if anyone was hurt.
According to The Aerospace Corporation, approximately 20% to 40% of the total mass of objects this size will fall to Earth in the form of space debris. As of yet, there are no reports of debris on the ground.The People’s Republic of China did not share specific trajectory information as their Long March 5B rocket fell back to Earth,” said NASA administrator Bill Nelson in a
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