HKChina successfully recovered part of its Long March 10B reusable rocket following its maiden launch on Friday, achieving the country's first controlled orbital-class booster recovery and becoming only the second nation globally to accomplish this feat. Unlike SpaceX's method of landing rockets on autonomous drone ships, China employed a novel sea-based net-capture system to recover the first stage of the rocket. The 70-meter-tall rocket launched from Wenchang in southern China and reached a height where the first stage separated before returning vertically and being captured by a sea platform, as reported by state broadcaster CCTV. This successful test validates the rocket's design for reusability and is anticipated to reduce future launch costs. The Long March 10B is primarily intended for cargo missions and has a payload capacity of up to 16 tonnes to low Earth orbit.
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