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Xinghe Power’s Guxin‑2 Rocket Fails on Maiden Flight, Clouding Private Chinese Launch Momentum

Xinghe Power Aerospace's Guxin‑2 rocket suffered a flight anomaly and failed on its maiden launch from Jiuquan on 17 January, even as the company had successfully completed a sea launch of four Tianqi satellites a day earlier. The firm has apologized, launched an investigation and pledged a full ‘‘reset and reflight’’; the incident underscores the technical and commercial risks facing China’s fast‑growing private launch sector.