Emergency alert prepared for UK as Chinese rocket debris hurtles towards EarthA Chinese Zhuque-3 rocket is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere today. In an unprecedented step, British telecoms firms have been directed to ensure the emergency alert system works in a worst case scenario. ‌The rocket, Chinese Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) rocket, was launched in December and is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere at some point today, passing over Europe. Around 70 pieces of space debris fly over the UK every month. The Aerospace Corporation's tracker indicated a predicted re-entry time for the Chinese rocket of 12.30pm on Friday, with a margin of error of plus or minus 15 hours.