JIUQUAN, July 25, 2019 (Xinhua) — A carrier rocket developed by a Chinese private company successfully sends two satellites into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, July 25, 2019. The SQX-1 Y1, developed by a Beijing-based private rocket developer i-Space, is a four-stage small commercial carrier rocket. The rocket’s body has a maximum diameter of 1.4 meters, length of 20.8 meters and takeoff weight of 31 tonnes. It has a lift capability of sending 260 kg of payload to 500 km high sun-synchronous orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/IANS)
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