China successfully launches liquid oxygen-methane carrier rocket
STORY: China successfully launches liquid oxygen-methane carrier rocket
DATELINE: July 12, 2023
LENGTH: 0:00:31
LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China
CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
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1. various of the rocket
STORYLINE:
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.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China.
(XHTV)
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