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Friday, November 4, 2016

China successfully launches Long March-5, its most powerful heavy-lift rocket Thursday Nov 03,2016


China is definitely making waves with its space programs. After the successful launch of its 6th manned spaceflight mission - the Shenzhou-11 in October 2016, China is all set to establish itself as one of the front-runners in the global space sphere.

Now, in what seems to be a huge step for China, the country on Thursday Nov 03,2016, successfully launched its most powerful heavy-lift rocket which is expected to be used in future space programmes like building a permanent space station and for Moon and Mars missions as the Communist giant seeks to become a major space power.

Long March-5, a newly developed rocket, was launched from the coastal Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern Hainan Province.

The rocket took off at around 8:43 PM local time.

The Long March-5 is a large, two-stage rocket with a payload capacity of 25 tonnes to low-Earth orbit, the largest of China’s carrier rockets.

 According to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the developer of Long March-5, the rocket uses two kinds of fuel, kerosene and liquid oxygen as well as liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, rather than highly toxic propellant, making it more environment-friendly and less expensive.

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