SpaceX had successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket six hours before the explosion, leading many to believe it belonged to the space company. The orange sparks across the sky was part of a Chinese-owned rocket that reentered the Earth's atmosphere.
A rocket exploded over California as it reentered the Earth's atmosphere. The rocket is the Chinese-owned Shenzhou-15 orbital module. READ MORE:Californians received a shock in the early hours of Tuesday morning when golden streaks from an apparent explosion appeared over Los Angeles.
Witnesses of the explosion posted videos on social media, showing the object streaking across the sky at around 1:40 a.m. PT, and questioned what it was. Instead, Golden said: 'Our analysis suggests that the object seen re-entering over Los Angeles this morning was the orbital module from the November 2022 Chinese Shenzhou-15 launch to their space station.'
Golden said 'reentries can often look like shooting stars with a bright central body followed by a long, dazzling tail and often break into numerous fragments.'
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