BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): Designers at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology have started developing the first reusable model in the nation s Long March carrier rocket family, said a senior rocket scientist.
Jiang Jie, an expert at the academy and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said on Wednesday that research and development of the reusable variant of the Long March 8 rocket was proceeding well and designers plan to conduct the first test to verify key vertical landing technologies before the end of this year. The new model will feature highly integrated equipment, autonomous technologies and convenient pre-launch preparations, said Jiang, a member of China s top political advisory body, one day ahead of the opening of the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference.
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China s Smart Dragon-3 commercial rocket to make maiden flight in 2022: developer
Deng Xiaoci Published: Mar 03, 2021 06:08 PM
The concept images for Smart Dragon solid-fueled commercial rocket family Photo: Courtesy of China RocketThe Jielong-3, or Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) solid-fuel launch vehicle, which is capable of sending up to 20 satellites in one go, has gained project approval and is expected to make its maiden flight in 2022, Global Times learned from the developer China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) on Wednesday.
As the latest member of the CALT Smart Dragon commercial rocket family, SD-3 gained its project approval on December 31, 2020, and China will launch the new make through a seaborne platform in the first half of 2022, Jiang Jie, a CALT rocket expert and also a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China s top advisory body, told the Global Times.