iSpace Hyperbola-2 VTVL test, 10 December 2023

iSpace’s Hyperbola-2 (双曲线二号, SQX-2) launch vehicle performed a second successful vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) test at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on 10 December 2023, at 09:07 UTC (17:07 local time). Hyperbola-2 is a small, reusable, two-stage liquid-propellant launch vehicle, designed by iSpace (星际荣耀, Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Corporation Ltd) to launch up to 1.9 tons on a low-Earth orbit. Credit: iSpace (Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Corporation Ltd)/China Central Television (CCTV)/China Global Television Network (CGTN)