{
  "id": 1929278,
  "title": "Taiwan-made satellite launcher fails first test, triggers missile panic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/taiwan-made-satellite-launcher-fails-first-test-triggers-missile-panic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3364561/taiwan-made-satellite-launcher-fails-first-test-triggers-missile-panic"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Taiwan’s first test of a locally developed satellite launch vehicle failed on Wednesday after the rocket veered off course, terrifying nearby villagers who mistook it for an incoming missile. The rocket was launched at around 6am local time from the Jiupeng missile testing base in southern Pingtung county. The base is operated by the government-backed National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Taiwan-made satellite launcher fails first test, triggers missile panic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/taiwan-made-satellite-launcher-fails-first-test-triggers-missile-panic-1932106",
        "published": "2026-08-19T12:00:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}