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Beijing: The Long-March 2-C rocket built by China with the help of France broke down mid-air today, with the satellite on top falling to Earth. Unfortunately, the rocket and satellite fell near a residential area, causing damage to residential areas as well. However, no casualties have been reported.
The rocket carried the Space Variable Object Monitor (SVOM) satellite. It was launched from the Shi-Chang Satellite Launch Center at 3 am local time on June 22. But its booster component broke down.
This Long-March 2-C rocket used nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrogen (UDMH) as propellants. Both of these are toxic substances.
Despite the disaster, Chinese officials also declared the mission a success, with its satellite studying distant stars and recording explosions. It is successfully returning to orbit (satellite).
The China National Space Administration has recorded other space phenomena, including gamma-ray bursts, as part of China's advanced astronomical discoveries.