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June 22, 2024
Andrew Jones
Hausjärvi, FINLAND— A Chinese launch of the joint Sino-French SVOM mission to study Gamma-ray bursts early Saturday saw toxic rocket debris fall over a populated area. ...
However the launch of SVOM also created an explosion of its own closer to home.
A video posted on Chinese social media site Sina Weibo appears to show a rocket booster falling on a populated area with people running for cover. ...
The Long March 2C uses a toxic, hypergolic mix of nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH). Reddish-brown gas or smoke from the booster could be indicative of nitrogen tetroxide, while a yellowish gas could be caused by hydrazine fuel mixing with air.
Contact with either remaining fuel or oxidizer from the rocket stage could be very harmful to individuals.
Falling rocket debris is a common issue with China’s launches from its three inland launch sites. ...
(video)
Andrew Jones
Hausjärvi, FINLAND— A Chinese launch of the joint Sino-French SVOM mission to study Gamma-ray bursts early Saturday saw toxic rocket debris fall over a populated area. ...
However the launch of SVOM also created an explosion of its own closer to home.
A video posted on Chinese social media site Sina Weibo appears to show a rocket booster falling on a populated area with people running for cover. ...
The Long March 2C uses a toxic, hypergolic mix of nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH). Reddish-brown gas or smoke from the booster could be indicative of nitrogen tetroxide, while a yellowish gas could be caused by hydrazine fuel mixing with air.
Contact with either remaining fuel or oxidizer from the rocket stage could be very harmful to individuals.
Falling rocket debris is a common issue with China’s launches from its three inland launch sites. ...
(video)