The third long March-5 rocket, China’s largest carrier rocket was 【小题1】(success) launched(发射) from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province on Dec. 27, 2019. The rocket 【小题2】(name) Long March-5 Y3. It left the ground from the launch center at 8:45 p.m., carrying the Shijian-20 satellite, the 【小题3】(heavy) and most modern communications satellite of China. About 2,220 seconds later, the satellite was sent into its 【小题4】(plan) orbit(轨道).
The Long March-5 rocket made its first flight on Nov. 3, 2016 from Wenchang. However, the 【小题5】(two) largest rocket, Long March-5 Y2, experienced a failure on July 2, 2017. 【小题6】(compare) with Long March-5 Y2, the new rocket Long March-5 Y3 has shown more than 200 technological improvements.
Qu Yiguang, director of the Long March-5 Y3 research team, said, “Under great pressure, the research team has put all the efforts into the rocket over the past two years. We are very 【小题7】(pride) that we can take part in the development of the Long March-5 rocket, which shows the highest level of China’s rocket technology.” After over two years of 【小题8】(silent) in Wenchang, the Chinese welcomed the return of the “king” with excitement.
Since the Long March-1 sent China’s first satellite into space 50 years ago, the Long March series rockets 【小题9】(complete) 323 flights. Over the past years, China’s rocket technology has been greatly improved. With the success of the Long March-5 Y3 rocket, China 【小题10】(see) a busy year in space activities next year.
