China has successfully launched the Kuaizhou-1A launch vehicle with the Tianxing-1 experimental satellite. The device is designed to study near-Earth space. This was reported by the Central Television of China, reports TASS .
The rocket was launched at 10:08 local time (05:08 Moscow time) from the Jiuquan cosmodrome in Gansu Province. The satellite has entered the specified orbit. The message noted that the launch was recognized as successful.
The Kuaizhou-1A three-stage launch vehicle can launch from 4 to 6 satellites during a single launch. The rocket is capable of delivering up to 300 kilograms of payload to low Earth orbit, and Kuaizhou-1A can carry up to 250 kilograms to the sun-synchronous orbit.
In April, China successfully launched the Gaofen-3-03 satellite into orbit for environmental monitoring.
In March, China launched the first rocket powered by hybrid fuel. The Long March 6A uses an oxygen-kerosene fuel pair.
