China launched heavy satellite launcher its second rocket Long March-5 Y2 from Wenchang launch center in southern province Hainan on Sunday.

According to the news agency Xinhua, the rocket with Shixian-18 satellite flew at 7.23 am on Sunday morning.

However this flight was unsuccessful. This was the last test flight of the rockets of the Long March-5 series, after which China will send its finder satellite Change 5 on the moon in this year, which will return with a sample from the Moon. 7.5 ton weighing Shijian-18 satellite is a state-of-the-art experimental satellite and so far the largest satellite launched by China.

Through this launch, China will test its satellite platform Dongfaunghong (DFH-5) and will carry out experiments inside the orbit, in which Q / V band satellite communication, communication technology through laser on the earth from satellite and state-of-the-art Hull Electric Propulsion system will test.

Long March-5 rocket flew for the first time from Wenchang in November 2016. The capacity of the new rocket is twice as long as the previous version of the Long March-5 rocket. With this help, up to 25 tonnes of satellites can be installed in the lower orbit of Earth and up to 14 tonnes of satellites can be installed in the Earth's geophysical orbit. Fuel used to low damage the environment in this rocket, which includes kerosene, liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

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