Debris From India's LVM3 Rocket Launch Found on Sri Lanka's Beach. See Pics

Debris from India's LVM3 rocket launch found on Sri Lanka's beach. See pics

Preliminary assessments suggest the debris could be part of an Indian launch vehicle, possibly a payload fairing, that housed the satellite for the launch.

ISRO Rocket’s Nose cone washes up on Sri Lankan beach

New Delhi: The Payload Fairing of the LVM3-M6 rocket has washed up on the shores of the Malaimundhal village in the Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka, located on the east coast of the island nation. The debris, that was floating in the sea for several days, washed on to the Sampur Beach, at a distance of about 750 km from the barrier island of Sriharikota on the east coast of India, from where the rocket was launched. Local fishermen spotted the…