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The commercial carrier rocket Hyperbola-2 lands at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China, November 2, 2023. /iSpace
A Chinese commercial rocket company successfully launched and landed a test rocket on Thursday, aiming to develop a reusable launch vehicle, according to its developer, Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Ltd., also known as iSpace.
The methane-liquid oxygen rocket, Hyperbola-2 (codenamed SQX-2Y), lifted off at 2 p.m. and landed a minute later at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
Hyperbola-2 takes off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China, November 2, 2023. /iSpace
The mission marked a major breakthrough for China's commercial aerospace industry in reusable spacecraft technology, said the company.
With a length of about 17 meters and a diameter of 3.35 meters, the rocket flew at an altitude of over 178 meters, lasting for 50.82 seconds with a landing accuracy at about 1.68 meters.
The company made history as the first private Chinese company to reach orbit in 2019 with the solid-fueled Hyperbola-1 rocket.
The Hyperbola-2 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, northwest China, November 2, 2023. /iSpace