Sepoch Completes China’s First Methane-Fueled Reusable Rocket Recovery

sepoch launch and recovery test rocket landing in the sea

Sepoch's Hiker-1 verification model conducting an over-water hovering test.

Credit: Sepoch
SINGAPORE—Beijing Sepoch Technology completed the verification test of its Hiker-1, China’s first reusable rocket using liquid oxygen-methane propulsion. The test covers the rocket’s ignition and liftoff, full-thrust ascent, variable thrust control, first engine shutdown, passive descent, engine...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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