Taiwan’s First Domestic Hybrid Rocket Launch
Successful launch of a Taiwanese hybrid-fuel exploratory rocket, marking its first of its kind domestically. The Taiwan Space Agency launched it from Shouhai site in Pingtung. The flight reached a height of 8.1 kilometers and lasted 432 seconds. The rocket's maximum velocity was 408 meters per second (1.2 Mach), which is 20% of the speed of sound, with communication maintained with the ground station despite adverse weather conditions. This represents a significant step forward in Taiwan's development of local space capabilities.
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