Josh Dinner is the Staff Writer for Spaceflight at Space.com. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016.
The Chinese company LandSpace launched its methane-powered Zhugque-2E rocket on Saturday , carrying a batch of six satellites to orbit. Zhugque-2E lifted off Saturday at 12:12 a.m. EDT from Site 96 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center's Complex-43, in northwestern China's Gobi Desert.
The mission, carried out by LandSpace for commercial satellite maker Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute, known as Spacety for short, carried six Tianyi satellites into— the"E" stands for"enhanced", indicating the rocket's extended 13.8-foot payload fairing. In total, Zhugque-2E stands 155 feet tall. Its first stage is powered by four Tiānquè-12A methalox-powered engines, with a vacuum-optimized TQ-15A engine powering the upper stage.China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou 20 astronaut launch to its Tiangong space station The six satellites, numbered Tianyi 29, 34, 35, 42, 45 and 46, will join a constellation of diverse Earth-observation spacecraft operated by Spacety in LEO. The batch includes two optical remote sensing satellites, Tianyi 29 and 35; three space science experiment satellites, Tianyi 24, 45 and 46; and one remote-sensing synthetic aperture radar satellite, Tianyi 42.This was the 27th orbital launch from China so far this year, with more than half a dozen lifting off in the month of May alone. Just two days following the LandSpace launch, another Chinese company, Galactic Energy, launched its solid-propellantContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsto keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: Josh Dinner is the Staff Writer for Spaceflight at Space.com. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016. Josh has covered the evolution of NASA's commercial spaceflight partnerships and crewed missions from the Space Coast, as well as NASA science missions and more. He also enjoys building 1:144-scale model rockets and human-flown spacecraft. Find some of Josh's launch photography onNew record! 6 rockets launch in less than 24 hoursSpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket after abort Get a massive 68% off a year's subscription to Peacock TV ahead of the Memorial Day weekendLightning on alien worlds may fail to spark life, simulations suggest
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