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Chinese rocket debris upto 25-tonne likely to crash on Earth on July 31: Report

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A total of 25 tonnes space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket is likely to crash on to Earth on July 31, according to a report. According to US-based Aerospace Corporation's experts at the Centre for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies (CORDS), the falling space debris, measuring in at 53.6 metres in height, is the result of the Long March 5B launch on July 24 to deliver the Wentian experiment module to China's Tiangong Space Station.