China conducts debut launch of Long March-11 carrier rocket

Science & Space September 25, 2015, 8:49

According to the designers, the most powerful solid-rocket motor that is manufactured in China is installed on it

BEIJING, September 25. /TASS/. China has successfully conducted debut launch of Long March-11 (Changzheng) carrier rocket, the country’s Central television reported on Friday.

The launch took place from the Jiuquan cosmodrome in northwestern China’s Gansu province. The rocket carries four microsatellites.

Long March-11 is a solid-fueled launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).

The designers said the most powerful solid-rocket motor that is manufactured in China is installed on it.

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