Hey adventure seekers! 🌍 Big news from the Chinese mainland! 🇨🇳
Today, at 10:31 a.m. Beijing Time, China launched its Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket 🚀 from the waters near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province. Talk about making waves! 🌊
The commercial rocket smoothly soared skyward, placing eight satellites, including the Tianyi-41, into their planned orbits. 🌌 These satellites will be zooming around Earth, bringing us closer to a connected future.
The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center led this epic offshore launch, showcasing China's growing prowess in space tech. 🌠
Why's this a big deal? Well, sea launches like this provide flexibility and efficiency, allowing rockets to reach optimal orbits with less fuel. Plus, it's pretty cool to launch a rocket from a ship! 🛳️
Stay tuned for more cosmic updates, and maybe one day we'll be hitching rides on rockets ourselves! 🚀✨
Reference(s):
China launches Smart Dragon-3 rocket, deploying eight satellites
cgtn.com
