China's Zhuque-2E Y6 carrier rocket sends 2 new satellites into space

A Zhuque-2E Y6 carrier rocket carrying two satellites named Spacesail DTC 01 and China Mobile 02 blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, June 9, 2026. The carrier rocket blasted off at 4:23 p.m. (Beijing Time). The satellites entered into the preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)

JIUQUAN, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday successfully launched a Zhuque-2E Y6 carrier rocket to transport two new satellites into space.

The carrier rocket blasted off at 4:23 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China.

The two satellites are named Spacesail DTC 01 and China Mobile 02, respectively.

This was the eighth mission involving Zhuque-2 series carrier rockets.

According to the rocket developer, Chinese private rocket company LandSpace, the Zhuque-2E Y6 is a two-stage cryogenic liquid launch vehicle, with a body diameter of 3.35 meters.

The rocket has a carrying capacity of 6 tonnes to the low-Earth orbit and 4 tonnes to the 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit, the developer said.

A Zhuque-2E Y6 carrier rocket carrying two satellites named Spacesail DTC 01 and China Mobile 02 blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, June 9, 2026. The carrier rocket blasted off at 4:23 p.m. (Beijing Time). The satellites entered into the preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)

A Zhuque-2E Y6 carrier rocket carrying two satellites named Spacesail DTC 01 and China Mobile 02 blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, June 9, 2026. The carrier rocket blasted off at 4:23 p.m. (Beijing Time). The satellites entered into the preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)

A Zhuque-2E Y6 carrier rocket carrying two satellites named Spacesail DTC 01 and China Mobile 02 blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone in northwest China, June 9, 2026. The carrier rocket blasted off at 4:23 p.m. (Beijing Time). The satellites entered into the preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua)