China has successfully launched the Kunpeng-1B sounding rocket from a launch pad in Danzhou City in the southern Chinese Hainan Province.
- The research rocket, which is due to take measurements in the upper atmosphere and help with high-speed flight and space tourism research, was launched by China's National Space Science Center (NSSC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
- The rocket reached a maximum height of 316 kilometers , with the total flight time coming to 10 minutes.
Sounding rocket :
Sounding rockets are low-cost launch vehicles designed to carry scientific instruments that take measurements during the rocket's sub-orbital flight.
A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket.
- China first launched a Kunpeng-1 rocket in April 2013.
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