China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket completes static fire test
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JIUQUAN, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China's reusable Zhuque-3 Y-2 rocket successfully completed a static fire test on Monday at the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, according to Chinese commercial aerospace company LandSpace.

LandSpace's Zhuque-3 rocket (Photo: Courtesy of LandSpace)

LandSpace, the rocket's developer, said the test verified that both the rocket systems and launch site systems were operating normally.

The company added that its test team would now proceed with launch preparations for the rocket's upcoming flight test mission, as scheduled.

Zhuque-3 is a domestically developed, reusable launch vehicle powered by liquid oxygen-methane.