Zhuque-3's first launch, the satellite successfully entered orbit, but the first stage rocket failed to re-enter and crashed!
According to reports and videos from the front line, after two delays, "Zhuque-3" finally conducted its first launch at 12:00 PM on December 3rd. Although "Zhuque-3" successfully sent the satellite into orbit during this launch, the first stage rocket lost control during re-entry and crashed, meaning the re-entry and recovery test mission failed.
However, this launch of "Zhuque-3" was a big step (it directly conducted both orbital insertion and recovery tests in the first attempt), and the satellite it carried did successfully enter orbit. Although the first stage rocket failed to recover, it crashed near the designated recovery area (as shown in Figure 2), which can be considered as 80% successful!
Therefore, we hope that Blue Arrow Aerospace will continue to strive and achieve success in the recovery test soon...
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1850460687403018/
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