China's first rocket 1958 was launched on September 8th. The first sounding rocket independently developed and successfully launched in China was the second-stage solid sounding rocket "Dongfang-1" developed and launched by Beijing Institute of Technology (now Beijing Institute of Technology) on September 8th, 0958.

1On September 8th, 958, teachers and students of Beijing Institute of Technology (now Beijing Institute of Technology) launched two rockets in Xuanhua, Hebei Province, both of which were solid two-stage rockets. The successful launch not only announced the birth of China's "first arrow", but also kicked off China's entry into the space age.

The two rockets weigh 6 1 kg, have payload 13 kg (including altimeter and electronic instruments) and average thrust 1.7 tons. The engine is filled with two solid fuels, double-base propellant and composite powder, which is developed by Beijing University of Technology. The successful launch of the second stage rocket was initiated by China, and the test flight using composite powder was also the first time in China.

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At the beginning of September, 1958, Hebei Xuanhua shooting range was brightly lit day and night, and the teachers and students of Beijing University of Technology were nervously preparing for the launch of the "Oriental Series" rocket.

On September 8, 1958, the two-stage solid high-altitude detection rocket codenamed "Dongfang-1" stood vertically at the launch site, and everything was ready at 2 pm. When the operator presses the button, the first stage rocket immediately ignites and takes off. Accompanied by a loud noise, the rocket dragged a few meters long flame, with a bright red tail light, like the Oriental Dragon into the sky and disappeared into the sky.

A few minutes later, there was a "bang" sound of the second-stage rocket landing in the distance of the shooting range. The whole launch process shows that the rocket system flies normally and meets the design requirements. This successful launch announced to China that China's first self-developed rocket, the two-stage solid sounding rocket "Dongfang-1", was successfully launched.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the researchers launched the second stage rocket and succeeded again. These two secondary sounding rockets were successfully launched by the teachers and students of Beijing Institute of Technology (now Beijing Institute of Technology), which opened the prelude for China to enter the space age.

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