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China Launches First Domestic Heavy-Lift Carrier Rocket (VIDEO)

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China has launched its first ever domestic heavy-lift Changzheng 5 (Long March 5) carrier rocket. 03.11.2016, Sputnik International

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China Launches First Domestic Heavy-Lift Carrier Rocket (VIDEO)

13:04 GMT 03.11.2016 (Updated: 13:09 GMT 03.11.2016)

A Long March 5 carrier rocket is transferred to a launching area in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, October 28, 2016 - Sputnik International

China has launched its first ever domestic heavy-lift Changzheng 5 (Long March 5) carrier rocket.

BEIJING (Sputnik) — The launch system took off from the Wenchang launch base in the country's southern province of Hainan, according to a broadcast on China's CCTV on Thursday.

China's largest ever rocket has a maximum payload capacity of 55,000 pounds to a low-Earth orbit.