WATCH China’s Long March 8 rocket carrying 5 satellites make maiden flight

A new Chinese medium-lift carrier

A new Chinese medium-lift carrier rocket has made its first flight as the country works to develop reusable rockets under the Long March 8 series.

The Long March 8 Y-1 rocket blasted off at 12:37pm (0437 GMT) on Tuesday from the southern Chinese island of Hainan to send five test satellites into a preset orbit.

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