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...
A Long March 7A rocket exploded approximately 90 seconds after taking off from the Wenchang space launch site in Hainan, China. The rocket, carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite, had launched at 8:02 pm Beijing time.
The explosion generated a massive fireball and a cloud of smoke and debris. According to Space.com, the incident occurred around 85 seconds into the launch, while the rocket was still soaring through Earth's atmosphere.
An investigation into the failure is underway, as reported by the Guardian Science, citing state news agency Xinhua. This was the 18th Long March 7A mission since its debut in 2020, and the cause of the explosion has not been officially stated.
Brief written by urgent.news from Guardian Science, Space.com, SpaceNews — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.
