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Part of the Japanese carrier rocket H-2A, launched into space in 2018, exploded in orbit, formed 53 per chip, according to 18 squadron space surveillance USAF.

"Tracked 53 of the associated fragment, no signs of a collision", – stated in the message in Twitter-account of the military unit.

It is reported that the explosion occurred on Sunday.

According to the specialized website of the U.S. air force space-track.org, the missile was launched on 29 October 2018. The rocket successfully launched into orbit a number of Japanese and foreign satellites. The exploding part, but it can be the upper stage of the rocket is in orbit with a height of 592-614 kilometers.