A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying an Algerian remote-sensing satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
China: The CERES-2, a privately-developed commercial carrier rocket, failed during its first flight test on Saturday.
The rocket blasted off at 1208 p.m. (Beijing Time) at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, but an anomaly occurred during its flight.
The cause of this failure is under investigation.
