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China’s Rocket Booster Comes Crashing Down near School
Following a successful launch on September 7, China's Long March 4B rocket booster came crashing back down to Earth near an operating school.
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Monday saw China launch its Long March 4B rocket up to space, which successfully transported an Earth-observing satellite into the skies. What didn't appear to be as successful, though, was the booster's landing.
As per witness videos and reports, it appears that the booster's first stage came crashing down near a school.
The rocket was launched from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province, in north China at 1:57 pm Beijing time.
The Long March 4B launched China's Gaofen 11 satellite, an observation satellite that snaps high-resolution images that depict features as small as 3 feet (1 meter) in width, per Space.com.
Gaofen will be used mostly for land surveys, city planning, road networking, crop estimations, and disaster prevention, according to Chinese media.