Chinese rocket launch fails due to 'anomaly during its flight'

Cause under investigation

By Saadet Gokce

ISTANBUL (AA) - A Chinese rocket carrying a satellite failed due to an “anomaly during its flight” after launching on Saturday from the southwestern province of Sichuan.

The Shijian-32 satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 12.55 am local time (1655GMT Friday), according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

The mission was unsuccessful.

The satellite was carried aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket.

The cause of the failure is under investigation.

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