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Chinese Rocket Fails While Launching Communications Satellite

Bloomberg Technology Monday 10 August 2026, 16:52 UTC By Loren Grush 1 min read
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Chinese Rocket Fails While Launching Communications Satellite A Chinese Long March rocket failed while launching a communications satellite on Monday, China’s state media reported, marking the second failure of the rocket family this year. A Long March-7A rocket appeared to explode roughly a minute and a half into its flight after taking off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in southern China on Monday evening local time, according to livestream video of the mission.

Chinese Rocket Fails While Launching Communications Satellite A Chinese Long March rocket failed while launching a communications satellite on Monday, China’s state media reported, marking the second failure of the rocket family this year. A Long March-7A rocket appeared to explode roughly a minute and a half into its flight after taking off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in southern China on Monday evening local time, according to livestream video of the mission.
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