A new carrier rocket made its maiden flight in China on Sunday, sending a satellite into its planned orbit.
The rocket is known as TL-2 Y1 and blasted off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 4:48 p.m. (Beijing Time).
The flight will verify the overall program of the rocket and the coordination between the systems and obtain the parameters of the flight environment.
Source: Lao News Agency