Chinese rocket explodes after launch

Chinese rocket carrying satellite explodes seconds after launch  CNN

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.

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

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

August 10, 2026 12:57 PM ET China’s space program suffered a major setback Monday when a Long March 7A rocket carrying an unknown payload exploded shortly after launching from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in southern China.Witnesses who observed the launch from the facility explained that they saw “a bright flash of

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 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.