On May 14 at 11:00 a.m., the upgraded ZQ-2 Remote Five carrier rocket lifted off from the Dongfeng Commercial Spaceflight Innovation Test Site. The mission proceeded smoothly, with the rocket’s second stage successfully reaching its intended orbit and marking the successful completion of the flight test. This launch represented the seventh flight of the ZQ-2 carrier rocket and the debut of its enhanced, extended-configuration variant. Featuring multiple technological advancements, this milestone signifies that China’s commercial liquid oxygen-methane rockets have now entered a phase of large-scale operational deployment.
