China launches first globally successful orbital mission for methane-fueled rocket

[LKJ86]

China launches first globally successful orbital mission for methane-fueled rocket

ZQ 2, the world's first methane-propelled rocket, makes successful launch.

www.chinadaily.com.cn

China launches first globally successful orbital mission for methane-fueled rocket​

By Zhao Lei | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-07-12 09:41

China successfully flight-tested a methane-propelled carrier rocket on Wednesday morning at a launch facility in its northwestern Gobi Desert, marking the first orbital mission of any methane-fueled rocket in the world.

The rocket, named ZQ 2 - or Rosefinch 2, blasted off at 9 am at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and transported an experimental payload into Earth's orbit, said LandSpace, a Beijing-headquartered private enterprise that designed and built the rocket.

The successful mission also made ZQ 2 the largest and most powerful private rocket in China.

 

[JSCh]

Methalox Race is Over! LandSpace Made History! World's 1st successful orbital launch of a methane rocket, Zhuque-2 Y2, just happened at Jiuquan Launch Center (UTC 01:01 July 12)! Big congratulations to LandSpace(蓝箭航天) on the monumental achievement. Land Your Dream in Space!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1678938540699164673

 

[Nan Yang]

Congratulations

 

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[kankan326]

Methane fuel+reusable rocket = space bus.