China's Long March 6A rocket has broken apart, creating a cloud of space debris.
The debris poses a significant hazard to constellations" below 800 kilometers altitude.
The rocket broke up into hundreds of pieces in low Earth orbit after launching from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday, CNN reports.
The US Space Command confirmed the destruction of the rocket.
The department's statement emphasized: "No immediate threats were detected."
Rob Margetta, a public affairs officer at NASA Headquarters, also confirmed that there is no immediate threat to the ISS as a result of the destruction.
The number of Chinese missiles changed by the hour: from 50 initially to more than 300 small objects in a few hours.
The event produced at least 700 pieces of debris, with the potential to exceed 900.
