Space debris in northern China confirmed as from recently launched satellites

Debris that has rained down on a city in the central China province of Henan is believed to be from two recently launched satellites.

The debris found in Lingbao, some of which bears the wording “China Aerospace”, was confirmed by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre to be pieces of two high-resolution Earth-imaging satellites, The Beijing News reported.

The satellites were the payload aboard a Long March 2D rocket that lifted off from the centre on Wednesday last week.