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FILE PHOTO: Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the core module of China's space station Tianhe, takes off from Wenchang

Long March 5B: Chinese Rocket Debris Lands in Indian Ocean, NASA Miffed

Ryan Woo 09/05/2021

The coordinates given by Chinese state media put the...

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Six Months After Official Deadline, 30 Fragments From ASAT Test Still in Orbit

The Wire Staff 01/11/2019

At least 28 debris fragments are being actively tracked...

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Four Months After ASAT Test, 40% of Debris Still in Orbit

The Wire Staff 30/07/2019

India had said the debris would decay within 45...

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How a Telescope in Maharashtra Helped Track the Fate of ExoMars Lander

Vasudevan Mukunth 25/10/2016

"GMRT is a world-class instrument, recently upgraded with new...

The Long March 2 G/F rocket that carried Tiangong-1 into orbit on September 29, 2011. Credit: China Manned Space Engineering Office

China’s First Space Station Will Crash to Earth Amid Rumours of Failure

The Wire Staff 21/09/2016

People who have been following Tiangong-1's progress have said...