‘Blow to China's pride’: Fallout extent from Long March 7A rocket failure hinges on what went wrong

A Long March 7A rocket exploded shortly after liftoff on Monday (Aug 10), bringing its half-decade run of successful missions to a fiery end. The extent of the fallout on China’s space programme will hinge on what investigators uncover, say analysts.

China · TECHNOLOGY Key Facts —The launch: A Long March 7A rocket lifted off from Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan at 8:02 p.m. Beijing time on 10 August 2026. —The anomaly: Chinese state media reported an “anomaly during flight” and confirmed both the rocket and its payload were lost. —The payload: The rocket was…

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

BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - China said a Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite failed after an in-flight anomaly following liftoff from the Wenchang space launch site in the southern island province of Hainan on Monday.

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The failure was the “workhorse” rocket family’s second this year, as Beijing races to achieve launch parity with the US.

China said the launch of the ChinaSat-4B satellite aboard a Long March 7A rocket, failed after the rocket experienced a flight anomaly shortly after liftoff from the Wenchang space launch site on Monday.

China has suffered a rare failure of one of its newer-generation Long March rockets, losing a communications satellite after the launcher exploded shortly after take-off on Monday night. Around 8pm Beijing time, the 60-metre (197-foot) Long March 7A blasted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the southern island

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