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Chinese company launches small commercial rocket
Posted: Fri, Apr 14, 2023, 9:29 PM ET (0129 GMT)
A Chinese commercial rocket successfully launched April 7. The SQX-1 rocket, also known as Hyperbola-1, lifted off at 12 am EDT (0400 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Chinese officials did not disclose if the launch carried any payloads. The solid-fuel Hyperbola-1, developed by Chinese company iSpace, reached orbit on its first launch in 2019, but failed in three subsequent launches.
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