China becomes second country to recover orbital booster with Long March 10B
China becomes second country to recover orbital booster with Long March 10B China launched its Long March 10B rocket early Friday and successfully recovered the first stage, marking a huge step for the country’s reusable rocket efforts.
China successfully launched its Long March 10B rocket from Hainan on July 10, recovering the first stage using a sea-based net system, marking the country's second orbital booster recovery after the U.S. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) confirmed the booster's reuse before year-end, advancing both reusable rocket technology and its crewed lunar program. The 63-meter, 760,000 kg rocket has a 16,000 kg low Earth orbit payload capacity and supports satellite deployments and cost reduction goals.
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