Commercial suborbital carrier rocket launched in China

A commercial rocket, Tansuo-1, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, on Dec. 25, 2019. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

A commercial suborbital carrier rocket developed by a private Chinese company was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday (Beijing Time).

The rocket, Tansuo-1, was developed by Space Trek. It completed the whole maneuver flight and fairing separation at high dynamic pressure during the flight.

A commercial rocket, Tansuo-1, is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, on Dec. 25, 2019. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

The rocket can serve purposes of meteorological observation, microgravity testing as well as satellite payload experiments.

It was the maid flight of the first rocket developed by the company.

Editor: John Li