Chinese experts have laid bare the truth behind the objects that landed in the country from the sky. China's National Space Administration has confirmed that the objects actually came from a Russian satellite that exploded in the sky minutes after liftoff.
A Russian rocket was carrying communication satellite, but lost contact nine minutes after the launch and exploded later in the sky. The remnants of the rocket and the satellite fell in China that flabbergasted some Chinese residents who witnessed those objects coming down.
Xinhua News Agency reported that the experts concluded after doing a meticulous analysis that the objects are actually parts of a carrier rocket or a satellite. Authorities are discussing the issue with relevant parties.
The report of the objects grounded in China came after Russia's space officials confirmed the failure of the Proton rocket's control engine just nine minutes after the launch from the Baikonur space centre on Friday. The carrier and its Express-AM4P satellite were showed burning up in the upper layers of the atmosphere on the state television.
Airbus Group's Astrium corporation had built the $224.99 million satellite in order to provide internet access to far-flung Russian regions with poor access to communication.
Residents in China's Heilongjiang province were petrified after witnessing crash landing of three unidentified objects. According to Huffington Post, at least five charred, metallic objects were reported to have landed in Qiqihar.
China News Service reported the fall of objects, of the size about two-and-a-half feet wide and weighing nearly 90 pounds each, in Qiqihar, the second largest city in the northeast province of Heilongjiang. The objects landed in China between Friday and Saturday.
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