Beijing-based Space Pioneer has succeeded in launching the Tianlong-2 Y1 into space. The rocket also placed a satellite into orbit.
The first private company to carry astronauts into space. SpaceXis facing a strong competitor from China. Beijing-based Space Pioneer launched the rocket produced by a private company. Tianlong-2 Y1 successfully launched into space.
The rocket was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northern China. As part of his first mission, 500 kilometers high also deployed a satellite. The satellite is in the “observation satellite” category, which includes satellites used for meteorological or military purposes. There are no details about its intended use.
This is how Space Pioneer’s rocket launched:
Features of the rocket:
Tianlong-2 Y1 has a total length of 32.8 meters and a width of 3.35 meters. Rocket, 153 tons of cargo It can take off with a plane, and can place satellites weighing 1.5 tons into orbit up to 500 kilometers high. It can also carry 2-ton satellites into low orbit.
The rocket features a solid propellant rocket engine. The engine is like we’ve seen on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets. liquid oxygen It works with solid fuel, not with solid fuel.
Space Pioneer is not the first Chinese private company to launch rockets into space. Before i-Space and Galactic Energy companies launched their own rockets into space.
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