The project aims to cut the cargo cost per kilogram to 5 percent of that of the existing Long March rockets.
's Starlink. To achieve this, the country will have to establish a 13,000-satellite low-Earth orbit network in the next few years.China’s Long March rockets have helped greatly in furthering the country's space programs, as it offers one of the cheapest costs, rated at $3,000 per kilogram of cargo lifted to the lower-Earth orbit.
China has already tested its new reusable transport system in the Gobi Desert. The novel launch was done in 2021, in which its space plane was blasted off, entered the Earth's orbit, and safely touched down. The second test was successfully conducted in August 2022, which proved the operational efficiency of the program. However, researchers say the tests were done using a smaller version of the actual product, and the project is still a few years away from entering commercial services.
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