Jiuquan (ANTARA) - China on Tuesday (1\/9) successfully launched the\nPALLAS-1 Y1 carrier rocket into space from the Dongfeng commercial space\ninnovation zone in north-western China.<\/p>\n
The rocket lifted off at 10:00 Beijing Time (09:00 WIB) and operated\nnormally throughout the flight, delivering its payload to the\npredetermined orbit.<\/p>\n
All testing objectives were achieved, and the mission was a complete\nsuccess.<\/p>\n
The mission marks the maiden flight of the PALLAS-1, a medium-sized\ntwo-stage liquid-fuel carrier rocket developed independently by Galactic\nEnergy.<\/p>\n
The rocket has a length of 52 metres and a core stage diameter of\n3.35 metres, with a liftoff mass of approximately 283 tonnes and a\nliftoff thrust of 350 tonnes. The rocket is capable of carrying payloads\nof 5 to 7 tonnes into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).<\/p>\n
\u201cThis rocket is designed to provide efficient and cost-effective\n\u2018space express\u2019 services for commercial satellite customers,\u201d said an\nexecutive from Galactic Energy.<\/p>\n
The rocket\u2019s main propulsion system utilises the CQ-50 liquid\noxygen-kerosene engine, developed independently by the company, with\nseven engines arranged in parallel on the first stage.<\/p>\n
This configuration is designed to meet requirements for recovery and\nreuse while providing redundancy in the event of a failure.<\/p>\n
A series of tests demonstrated that the engines can throttle thrust\nfrom 32 per cent to 105 per cent of nominal thrust.<\/p>\n
The company stated that the rocket is also equipped with an\nintegrated structural and propulsion design, an additional bipropellant\npropulsion system, and multi-dimensional aerodynamic load reduction\ntechnology.<\/p>\n
The rocket can also be equipped with the EROS-2 upper stage for\ngreater mission flexibility.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pallas-1-rocket-completes-maiden-flight-1788257233", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }