China's Landspace Launches Historic Methane-Powered Satellites

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China's Landspace Launches Historic Methane-Powered Satellites
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Beijing-based company Landspace Technology successfully launched their Zhuque-2 rocket, powered by clean-burning methane-liquid oxygen fuel, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, marking the first successful satellite launch for the company and a significant milestone for the Chinese space industry. Landspace also revealed plans for a new stainless steel rocket, the Zhuque-3.

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