06:40 on 31 December in China.
Reported to the minute by the launch announcement.
From the LaunchDetect archive
A launch.
A record to examine.
Shijian-29 A/B · Long March 7A · Wenchang.
A real event and a historical replay result you can inspect.
A historical replay. This record is separate from the chapter’s hypothetical return path. The event and the replay each retain their own dates and sources.
26 Jan 2026
Processed laterThe saved replay reports a positive detection for this launch. It was run after the event, not live.
What LaunchDetect recorded
A result to inspect.
With its limits intact.
The saved historical replay reports a positive detection for this launch. It is a recorded replay result, not an independently validated performance measurement.
Follow the provenance
Every statement has a source.
- EventLaunch announcement
The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology reports the mission, vehicle, launch site, and launch time.
Open the rocket developer’s announcement ↗ - ReplayLaunchDetect historical evaluation
A retained January 2026 evaluation supplies the replay result.
What this record cannot establish
- This record provides no evidence of a spent-stage impact or a live alert delivery time.
- Independent validation of the replay classification.
- A measured trajectory, debris footprint, or ocean impact.
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