At 11:02 on Thursday, the Kuaizhou-1A Carrier Rocket named “Kuaizhou • Fuqiangfu” (rich, strong and blessed in Chinese) was launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
A 15-tonne oxygen rich methane-fueled rocket engine by Chinese aerospace manufacturer iSpace completed a long-range 500-second test in Beijing on December 25.
Chinese carrier rocket Long March-5 Y3 is set to be launched this week and has been transported to the launch area, Wenchang Space Launch Center, Hainan this past Saturday.
I-Space, one of China's private aerospace companies, launched the carrier rocket SQX-1 Y1 containing multiple satellites and other payloads from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province on July 25.
