Great Failure. The world's first methane engine rocket started unsuccessfully (video)

Due to the unsuccessful launch, all the amount of pay, which is 14 satellites, was destroyed. On Wednesday, December 14, the Chinese Space Space of "Juzuan" launched the world's first rocket launcher with a metan-operating liquid engine. But the launch was not planned, and all 14 satellites on her board did not reach space, Space writes. In focus. Technology has appeared its Telegram channel.

Subscribe to not miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! Although there are still no official statements from the Chinese Space Agency, various sources have become aware of the unsuccessful launch of a launch vehicle with the international name Zhuque-2. It is the world's first liquid -fuel -running rocket, and this launch was the first in history similar launch in the world and the first in China launching a private rocket with a liquid engine.

The Zhuque-2 missile was built by a private company Landspace from Beijing, but despite the high hopes that she laid on it, she could not go into orbit and lost all 14 satellites that she was on board. It is known, according to LandSpace, the problems have arisen with the second degree of the rocket, which led to the failure of this historic flight. Experts are currently trying to find out what caused the breakdown.

Shortly after the unsuccessful launch of the ZHUQue-2 missile on the network there were videos, according to which it is possible to conclude that the breakdown of the second stage of the rocket did not allow her to go into orbit and deliver satellites there. For example, a video showing a launch launch shows that the first stage of the rocket works well, but after about 5 minutes of flight, a serious loss of height and speed occurred.

Landspace is now known to work on the creation of a second such rocket, but when it flies into space, it is still unknown. The ZHUQue-2 rocket itself has a height of almost 50 meters, and its weight is more than 200 tons. It is intended for orbiting to a height of 200 to 500 km of useful cargoes weighing from 4 to 6 tons.

As for methane, it is considered more efficient rocket fuel, it is easier and cheaper to produce, it is more environmentally friendly, and a liquid engine on methane can consume less fuel, but at the same time such a rocket can carry more cargo. Despite the fact that the launch of the Zhuque-2 missile has failed, China still shows great progress in the development of space. During this year, the country has made almost 60 successful launches of both public and private missiles.