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China's independently developed Lijian-2 Y2 carrier rocket was transferred to its dedicated launch pad at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone in northwest China on Monday.

The rocket can carry up to 12 tonnes to low Earth orbit and eight tonnes to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit. It is designed for missions including multi-satellite deployment, low-orbit constellation launches and cargo spacecraft missions.

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