(Xinhua) 16:30, July 12, 2023 JIUQUAN, July 12 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday successfully launched a new carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Zhuque-2 carrier rocket blasted off at 9:00 a.m. (Beijing Time) and completed the flight mission according to the procedure. Developed by the Chinese rocket company LandSpace, the Zhuque-2 is the world's first rocket to be powered by liquid oxygen-methane fuel and successfully enter its planned orbit. The launch marks a breakthrough in the application of new low-cost liquid propellants for China's carrier rockets. This was the second flight mission of the Zhuque-2 carrier rocket. |
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