大约一个月前，一枚中国火箭从戈壁沙漠的一个偏远太空港发射升空，将10颗卫星送入轨道，随后重新点燃引擎，开始朝美国中西部坠落。
About a month ago, a Chinese rocket took off from a remote spaceport in the Gobi Desert, released 10 satellites into orbit, then reignited its engine and put itself on a trajectory to rain down debris over the American Midwest.
这枚火箭的飞行持续了75到80分钟，未能完成一次完整的地球轨道运行。
The rocket's flight on September 15 lasted between 75 and 80 minutes, and it came down without completing a full orbit of the Earth.
当时的社交媒体上显示，有火红的碎片从天而降，向北穿过堪萨斯州，最终落在明尼苏达州。这一现象在威斯康星州的西边地平线上也能看到。
Social media posts at the time showed streaks of fiery debris falling from the sky, heading north over Kansas toward Minnesota. The overnight spectacle was also visible on the western horizon from Wisconsin.
根据碎片的具体时间、位置和坠落方向，专家们确定这些碎片来自中国LandSpace公司制造的Zhuque-2E型火箭。
The exact time, location, and direction of the debris allowed experts to connect it to the launch of a Zhuque-2E rocket, a medium-lift vehicle built by a Chinese company called LandSpace.
该火箭是在不到两小时前，从与中国军用酒泉卫星发射中心共用的东风商业发射场发射的。
The rocket had launched from Dongfeng, a commercial launch zone co-located with the military-run Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, less than two hours before.