The launch was declared a success, but its aftermath was captured by videospostedto Chinese social media sites.
There are no reports of injuries or damage to property.
The video shows the debris trailing yellow smoke, and after it hits the ground, smoke disperses.
A Long March-2C rocket launches on June 22, 2024 carrying an astronomical satellite jointly developed by China and France,.Photo: Jiang Qiming/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images (Getty Images)
And when you see a BFRC, you run for your life.
Its pretty scary, but this is just how the Chinese do business, McDowell told Gizmodo.
They have a different level of acceptable public risk.
China has been known to becareless with its rocket launches.
In December 2023, the booster of a Long March 3B rocketlandednear a home in the southern Hunan Province.
There is a slight shift in Chinas attitude towards falling boosters.
Chinas next generation rockets will use kerosene and liquid hydrogen, weaning themselves off of toxic propellants.
The older rockets, however, are still in the game.
Theyre still launching one a week or something like that, and they are really quite dangerous.
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