The Zhuque-2 Y-3 carrier rocket lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, December 9, 2023. /CMG
China successfully launched its methane-powered Zhuque-2 Y-3 carrier rocket into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday.
The carrier rocket blasted off at 7:39 a.m. (Beijing Time) and sent three satellites – Honghu, Honghu-2 and TY-33 – into planned orbit.
It was the third flight mission of the Zhuque-2 carrier rocket.
The Zhuque-2 Y-3 carrier rocket lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, December 9, 2023. /CMG