China’s sub-orbital carrier makes 1st successful repeated-use flight
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202208/1273944.shtml


The vehicle, a lifting-body sub-orbital carrier, was reused and launched vertically in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province after receiving inspection and maintenance, the China Central Television reported citing an announcement of the CASC.

It landed stably at an airport in Alxa Right Banner in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region after finishing a flight in the sub-orbit as planned, according to the announcement.

Song Zhongping, a space analyst and TV commentator, told the Global Times that sub-orbital carriers, which are used for sending payloads to about 100 kilometers above the Earth's surface, could serve a variety of purposes such as ferrying satellites.
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