“China is following closely the upper stage’s reentry into the atmosphere. To my knowledge, the upper stage of this rocket has been deactivated, which means that most of its parts will burn up upon reentry, making the likelihood of damage to aviation or ground facilities and activities extremely low,” he said, according to a translation on the ministry’s website.
On Thursday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters that the U.S. has no intentions of shooting the rocket down adding that he hopes it won’t harm anyone.
“I think this speaks to the fact that for those of us who operate in the space domain, that there is a requirement — there should be a requirement — to operate in a safe— and thoughtful mode, and make sure that we take those kinds of things into —consideration as we plan and conduct operations,” he said.
In conclusion it is expected according to several media sources that the rocket might land in the Sahara of Sudan, and is currently around the middle east north africa area.
