The debris of a carrier rocket hit some houses and high voltage wires in central China's Hunan Province on Sunday night, causing a blackout in a village. The debris of the Long March-3B carrier rocket crashed on some houses and hit a 10kw high voltage wire in Wawutang Township and Shuikou Township in Suining County around midnight, local news portal Rednet.cn reported yesterday. Read more
China successfully sent a telecommunication satellite, "ChinaSat 2A," into orbit on Saturday evening, using a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The rocket blasted off at 11:56 p.m. Beijing time. Read more