Debris from Chinese rocket reenters atmosphere, mostly burning up

BEIJING -- Debris from the second stage of the newly launched Long March 2F Y17 carrier rocket reentered the Earth's atmosphere at 11:18 am on Friday (Beijing Time), the China Manned Space Agency said.

The vast majority of the device burned up during reentry and the debris fell into the sea, with the center of the landing area at a latitude of 31.3 degrees south and a longitude of 158.4 degrees east, according to a statement from the agency.

The Long March rocket, carrying the Shenzhou XVII manned spaceship, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Oct 26.