First image of Chinese rocket shows it 435 miles above Earth's surface as it moved 'extremely fast'

The first image of China's rouge Long March 5B rocket in orbit has been released by astronomers. The Italy-based Virtual Telescope Project captured the craft, which appears like a glowing light, as it passed above the group's'Elena' robotic telescope. The Chinese rocket made headlines this week when new surfaced the massive 21-ton vehicle would make an uncontrolled reentry weekend, with the possibility of landing in inhabited areas. The rocket was moving'extremely fast' when it soared 435 miles above the Virtual Telescopes Project's telescope Wednesday evening, researchers said. Gianluca Masi, an astronomer with the Virtual Telescope Project who snapped the image, stated that'while the Sun was just a few degrees below the horizon, so the sky was incredibly bright: these conditions made the imaging quite extreme, but our robotic telescope succeeded in capturing this huge debris.' 'This is another bright success, showing the amazing capabilities of our robotic facility in tracking these objects.'