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China's XZY-1 verification rocket conducts a static firing test at the Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in east China's Shandong Province. /courtesy of Beijing Jianyuan Technology Co., Ltd.
China's XZY-1 verification rocket has conducted a successful static firing test on December 5 at the Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in east China's Shandong Province, its developer said on Tuesday.
The XZY-1 rocket was developed by Beijing Jianyuan Technology Co., Ltd., which is also known as Space Epoch. It is China's first medium-lift launch vehicle with a stainless steel rocket body that is powered by liquid oxygen-methane engines and recoverable after ocean splashdown.
The test involved full-power static firing that lasted 20 seconds, during which its 70-tonne-class liquid oxygen-methane engine was ignited and operated as scheduled.
The success of the test confirmed the operational reliability of the entire rocket system and verified the performance of Space Epoch's self-developed test stand, which has an elevated steel structure and a water-cooled flow guide.