Fireballs created by the remains of a Chinese rocket appeared over the sky in southwest Florida this week, startling residents.
Fireballs were spotted in the sky around 4 a.m. Thursday morning, leaving Southwest Florida residents confused and concerned. Many were unsure what had created the fireballs, with, Chinese spy balloons, and even drones. According to astronomers, the fireballs were created by the remains of a Chinese rocket burning up on reentry.
The rocket in question was launched on March 22 and is believed to have carried Chinese satellites into orbit. The fireballs that appeared as a massive glow over the sky in Florida were the remains of the Chinese rocket’s fourth stage, burning up in an uncontrolled reentry. Videos of the occurrence appeared on Twitter throughout the morning on Thursday, though it wasn’t until later in the afternoon that astronomers likeset the record straight about what had caused the event. Unfortunately, it isn’t uncommon for the remains of Chinese rockets to make uncontrolled reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere.
The fourth stage rocket from the Mar 22 KZ-1A launch made a post-deployment burn to lower perigee to only 114 km, leading to an reentry over Florida only a day later at 0837 UTC.
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