摘要
Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Tech no logy Ltd.(iSpace)successfully performed the inaugural orbital flight of its SQX-1(Hyperbola-1)launch vehicle from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on July 25,2019,which is a breakthrough for China's private owned launch vehicle.SQX-1 weighed 3 I t at launch and is 20.8 m long with a 1.4 m maximum diameter.SQX-1 was designed to lift 260 kg to sun synchro nous orbit.