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Chinese rocket debris falls over Indian Ocean near Maldives

The Long March 5B rocket that launched the first chunk of Beijing`s new space station could not be maneuvered or controlled.

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This photo taken on April 29 this year shows the Long March 5B rocket, lifting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in Hainan. Pic/AFP

This photo taken on April 29 this year shows the Long March 5B rocket, lifting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in Hainan. Pic/AFP

A 100-foot-tall, 22-metric-tonne Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth and has come down over the Indian Ocean near the Maldives.

The "out-of-control" Chinese Long March 5B rocket "re-entered over the Arabian Peninsula at approximately 10:15 p.m. EDT (around 7.45 am India time on Sunday)," according to US Space Command that was tracking the rocket.

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