This November China to launch a powerful carrier rocket “Long March-5”
Date: 17:11, 28-10-2016.
Almaty. October 28. Silkroadnews – In early November China plans to launch carrier rocket “Long March-5”, Chinese media reported.
On Friday the rocket was delivered to Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan Province (South China).
“Long March-5” is a new generation of carrier rocket that reflects the latest achievements of China in the field of space technology. The missile is equipped with both kerosene engines and engines for liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen showing improvement of their environmental performance. The diameter of the central unit of the carrier rocket has for the first time been increased to 5 meters. Also a new quality control system characterized by higher levels of reliability was designed for this rocket.
