Chinese missiles exploded and fell near a village inhabited by people after the launch

A Chinese rocket recently unfortunately fell near the populated town of Niuchang after leaving the launch pad not long ago.

A Chinese rocket recently unfortunately fell near the populated town of Niuchang after leaving the launch pad not long ago.

According to Xinhua News Agency, two satellites named XJSW A and XJSW B have been successfully delivered to Earth orbit from the Long March-2C rocket, located at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in southwest China.

Picture 1 of Chinese missiles exploded and fell near a village inhabited by people after the launch

The boosters were unfortunately dropped down near a local village in Niu Chang town.

The launched satellite is tasked with linking the inter-satellite network and conducting new technology tests on satellites observing the Earth.

Even so, the boosters unfortunately fell down near a local village in Niu Chang town, China, without warning.

A video of the first fall of the Long March-2C missile image after launching the satellite has caused fever on Weibo, China these days. Although there were no reports of casualties, the impact of the rocket exploding was also dangerous.

Because in the first floor of the rocket, the rocket's fuel storage site contains a lot of toxic substances, such as dimethylhydrazine or dinitrogen tetroxide oxidizer .

China is currently studying a series of new Long March, 5, 6 and 7 rocket launchers, using less toxic chemicals to avoid the dangers to people in the event of missiles. as above.

Picture 2 of Chinese missiles exploded and fell near a village inhabited by people after the launch

Chinese missile launches are causing great danger to people living around.

Andrew Jones, a freelance journalist who shared with The Verge about the process of informing local people whenever there is a rocket launch. Usually there will be notice of drop zone depending on the launch area. In some places, they even evacuate people to avoid the maximum possible missile damage to people.

China currently has four missile launch sites but they are not located in isolated areas. Three of the launch sites are Jiuquan, Taiyuan and Xichang are located inland, where people live. Most people around these areas are warned about rocket launches to avoid risks. However, not always everything is as expected. There have been many cases of missiles falling into people's homes and causing casualties in China.


The video recorded the rocket falling into a town near the rocket launcher.

Update 17 December 2018
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