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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 SHOTLIST: 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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China successfully launches liquid oxygen-methane carrier rocket