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Dramatic footage shows the Long March 7A rocket bursting into flames just 85 seconds after blasting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan on Monday.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated world brief. The source report from Daily Mail says: Dramatic footage shows the Long March 7A rocket bursting into flames just 85 seconds after blasting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan on Monday.
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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: Aug 12, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC
- Coverage area: World
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