Debris from a large Chinese rocket landed in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives early Sunday morning, China's space administration announced. It said most of the debris had burned up on re-entry. ... Here's a look at China's ambitious space plans.

Has the Chinese rocket landed on Earth?

Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean, draws criticism from NASA. ... State media reported parts of the rocket re-entered the atmosphere at 10:24 a.m. Beijing time (0224 GMT) and landed at a location with the coordinates of longitude 72.47 degrees east and latitude 2.65 degrees north.

Where is the Chinese rocket now?

"The empty rocket body is now in an elliptical orbit around Earth where it is being dragged toward an uncontrolled re-entry." The empty core stage has been losing altitude since last week, but the speed of its orbital decay remains uncertain due to unpredictable atmospheric variables.