China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly
Asia-Pacific3 sources3 countries🔦 Under-reported19m ago
China experienced a rocket launch failure on Monday when a Long March 7A carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite suffered an in-flight anomaly shortly after liftoff. The launch took place at the Wenchang space launch site, located in the country's southern island province of Hainan.
This incident marks a setback for China's space program, representing the first failure for the Long March 7A rocket family since its initial unsuccessful maiden flight in March 2020.
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Channel NewsAsia (SG)Emphasizes the historical context of the rocket's previous failure in 2020.