Moment Chinese rocket explodes after lift-off

The rocket failed after an in-flight anomaly while carrying a satellite, Chinese state media reported.

Chinese rocket explodes 90 seconds after take-off – video

A Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite exploded after taking off of from Wenchang space launch site in the southern island province of Hainan. The rocket had blasted off at 8.02pm Beijing time, state news agency Xinhua said, adding that an investigation of the failure was under way Continue reading...

By Guardian Staff

China’s Long March 7A rocket explodes after lift-off

China’s Long March 7A rocket exploded shortly after lifting off from the Wenchang launch site in Hainan.

Chinese Rocket Carrying Satellite Explodes Mid-Air After Launch

A Chinese Long March 7A rocket carrying the Zhongxing-4B communications satellite exploded mid-air after liftoff from Wenchang, state media confirmed

China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly

Monday's (Aug 10) mission was the Long March 7A's first failure since its unsuccessful maiden flight in March 2020.

China rocket launch fails after ‘flight anomaly’, reports of explosion

A Chinese rocket carrying a communications satellite failed in its launch, state media said, attributing the failure to a “flight anomaly” as reports and videos suggested the spacecraft had exploded in mid-air. Beijing has ploughed billions of dollars into its space programme in recent years to achieve what President Xi Jinping calls the country’s “space […]

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Dramatic Footage: Chinese Long March-7A Rocket Explodes Shortly After Liftoff

Dramatic Footage: Chinese Long March-7A Rocket Explodes Shortly After Liftoff In the intensifying race to dominate the next frontier, the space economy, China's gap with the US may have widened after one of Beijing's new-generation Long March rockets exploded shortly after launch earlier today. This is great news for America's commercial and national-security space ambitions. The South China Morning Post reports that the 60-meter rocket, which launched from the Wenchang Space La...

By Tyler Durden