China’s Long March 7A rocket explodes after launch, cause under probe
The rocket lifted off at 8:02 pm Beijing time (1202 GMT) from the Wenchang space launch site on Monday, state news agency Xinhua said.
China's Long March 7A rocket failed to launch a satellite on Monday, according to state news agency Xinhua. The rocket, carrying the Zhongxing-4B satellite, lifted off at 8:02 pm Beijing time from the Wenchang space launch site in Hainan province. Eyewitnesses reported a bright flash in the night sky followed by multiple glowing fragments, indicating a failure.
Xinhua stated that the cause of the explosion is currently being investigated, noting that this marks the first known failure of a Long March 7A rocket since its maiden flight in March 2020. The rocket had returned to service in 2021 and had completed a series of successful missions prior to this incident.
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