2 min readUpdated: Aug 12, 2026 10:21 AM IST A Chinese rocket set to launch a communication satellite into orbit exploded seconds after liftoff on Monday. The Long March 7A rocket carrying the ChinaSat-4B satellite erupted into massive fireball after developing an in-flight anomaly after blasting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the…
HELSINKI — China reached 92 orbital launches in 2025 with back-to-back missions this week, capping a record year for both the country and the global space sector. The launches see global orbital launch attempts reach more than 320, not including an incident involving a Kuaizhou rocket on the pad at Jiuquan, far surpassing the 259…
HELSINKI — China launched the latest in a series of experimental, often opaque satellites Sunday, while the debut flight of the commercial Zhuque-3 faces a delay. A Long March 7A rocket lifted off at 7:20 a.m. Eastern (1220 UTC) Nov. 30 from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on the southern island of Hainan. The China Aerospace…