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China tests largest solid-fuel motor; to be used in heavy rockets

With A Diameter Of Three Meters, The Solid-fuel Rocket Motor Ran For 100 Seconds After Ignition. The Successfully Tested Technologies Will Be Used In Heavy-lift And Large Rockets For China’s Deep-space Explorations And Manned Moon-landings.

PTI | Updated on: 03 Aug 2016, 03:13:00 PM
China tests heavy motor for space rockets (Representational Image)

Beijing:

China has tested its largest solid-fuel motor that will be used in heavy space rockets for future deep space missions. Chinese engineers have completed the test ignition of its largest solid-fuel rocket motor in the northwest city of Xian yesterday, state-run China Radio International reported.

With a diameter of three meters, the solid-fuel rocket motor ran for 100 seconds after ignition. The successfully tested technologies will be used in heavy-lift and large rockets for China’s deep-space explorations and manned moon-landings.

Solid-fuel rocket engines have a much larger capacity than liquid-fuelled iterations. The motor is test ahead of China’s plans to launch its largest carrier rocket, the Long March-5, later this year.

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First Published : 03 Aug 2016, 03:06:00 PM

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