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        "msgid": "not-a-meteor-brin-states-celestial-object-over-lampung-is-chinese-rocket-debris-1775656331",
        "date": "2026-04-05 13:14:00",
        "title": "Not a Meteor, BRIN States Celestial Object over Lampung is Chinese Rocket Debris",
        "author": "Akmal Fauzi",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has identified a mysterious glowing object spotted over Lampung and Banten on Saturday night as debris from a Chinese CZ-3B rocket, rather than a meteor. The object, which broke into fragments as it entered Earth's atmosphere, was tracked moving from the direction of India towards the Indian Ocean off western Sumatra, descending to below 120 km altitude. This incident highlights ongoing concerns about space debris and BRIN's role in monitoring such events affecting Indonesian airspace.",
        "content": "<p>The mystery surrounding the mysterious celestial object that crossed\nthe airspace over Lampung and Banten on Saturday night (4\/4) has finally\nbeen solved. The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has\nconfirmed that the glowing object was not a meteor, but rather space\ndebris.<\/p>\n<p>BRIN Astronomy Professor Thomas Djamaluddin confirmed that the\nphenomenon, which went viral on social media, was the process of\nremnants from a space launch falling to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResidents around Lampung and Banten were excited by a bright object\nstreaking across the sky that appeared to break into several parts. That\nwas fragments of space debris,\u201d said Thomas, quoted from Antara on\nSunday (5\/4).<\/p>\n<p>Based on the latest data analysis, Thomas explained that the space\ndebris was remnants of a Chinese rocket, specifically the CZ-3B type.\nThe rocket was tracked launching from the direction of India towards the\nIndian Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe latest information from Space-Track and orbital analysis shows\nthat the Chinese rocket debris was heading from the direction of India\ntowards the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Sumatra,\u201d he\nclarified.<\/p>\n<p>The phenomenon was clearly visible to residents because the object\u2019s\naltitude continued to decrease as it entered Indonesian airspace. Around\n19:56 WIB, the rocket\u2019s altitude dropped to below 120 km.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe object entered the dense atmosphere, continued to streak while\nburning and breaking apart. That is what was witnessed by residents\naround Lampung and Banten,\u201d Thomas stated.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the online world was abuzz with amateur video recordings\nshowing a glowing elongated object streaking across the sky in Lampung.\nThe object appeared to scatter into small fragments several times, which\nsparked speculation among the public that it was a meteor shower or\nother falling object from space.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/not-a-meteor-brin-states-celestial-object-over-lampung-is-chinese-rocket-debris-1775656331",
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