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About 85 seconds after liftoff from Wenchang, China's Long March 7A exploded in a massive fireball, destroying the ChinaSat 4B payload; investigators say an unidentified anomaly is under review, marking the rocket's first failure since its 2020 debut after a long streak of successful missions.
China's Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite failed after liftoff from Wenchang due to an in-flight anomaly; the satellite did not reach orbit and the cause is under investigation. The setback is the first failure for the Long March 7A since 2020, but officials and analysts say it is unlikely to derail other high-orbit launches or the planned Chang'e-7 lunar mission while investigators review potential shared components or operations.
A Long March 7A rocket exploded about 1 minute 20 seconds into flight after liftoff from Wenchang, with the payload believed to be a military communications satellite; the cause is not yet known, but a failure in the YF-100 engine could have broad implications for multiple Chinese rockets and potentially delay the Chang'e 7 lunar mission, with officials offering no immediate comment.