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China's Emergency Sat Launch Vehicle Raises Eyebrows
ZHUHAI, CHINA — The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC) displayed a model of its FT-1 solid launch vehicle for emergency satellite launches at the Airshow China here near Hong Kong.
A road-mobile trailer truck would transport the 20-meter-long rocket to its launch location where it would be erected into a vertical position.
The unanswered question by CASIC representatives is why anybody would need to make an emergency launch of a small satellite using a road-mobile trailer truck.
The placard on the exhibit states: "It mainly offers launch service for domestic and international small satellites with a 300 kg level or below. It has the characteristics of high orbital injection precision, low cost, easy structure, high mobility, rapid launch, high reliability, and short production cycle."
Airshow China, known officially as the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, is being held from Nov. 11-16.
China's Emergency Sat Launch Vehicle Raises Eyebrows | Defense News | defensenews.com
ZHUHAI, CHINA — The China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC) displayed a model of its FT-1 solid launch vehicle for emergency satellite launches at the Airshow China here near Hong Kong.
A road-mobile trailer truck would transport the 20-meter-long rocket to its launch location where it would be erected into a vertical position.
The unanswered question by CASIC representatives is why anybody would need to make an emergency launch of a small satellite using a road-mobile trailer truck.
The placard on the exhibit states: "It mainly offers launch service for domestic and international small satellites with a 300 kg level or below. It has the characteristics of high orbital injection precision, low cost, easy structure, high mobility, rapid launch, high reliability, and short production cycle."
Airshow China, known officially as the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, is being held from Nov. 11-16.
China's Emergency Sat Launch Vehicle Raises Eyebrows | Defense News | defensenews.com