After China became only the second nation after the US to achieve the controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, the spotlight has fallen on the domestic shipbuilder behind the design of the recovery platform.Following the maiden launch of China’s reusable Long March-10B rocket on Friday, the vehicle’s first-stage booster returned vertically and was caught by the Linghangzhe recovery platform, China’s first sea-based rocket recovery vessel to use a net-capture system.The platform was developed by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), a subsidiary of China-state-shipbuilding-corporation" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="15044" data-entity-type="organization">China State Shipbuilding Corporation, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, according to the China-based maritime industry news platform eWorldship.
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China’s historic sea-based rocket recovery puts spotlight on domestic shipbuilder
China has successfully achieved the controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, becoming the second nation after the US to do so. This historic feat occurred on Friday following the maiden launch of the reusable Long March-10B rocket.
Mia NurmamatSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-13 · 08:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China has successfully achieved the controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster, becoming the second nation after the US to do so. This historic feat occurred on Friday following the maiden launch of the reusable Long March-10B rocket. The rocket's first-stage booster returned vertically and was captured by the Linghangzhe recovery platform. The Linghangzhe is China's first sea-based rocket recovery vessel to employ a net-capture system. The platform was developed by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This achievement has drawn attention to GSI as the domestic shipbuilder responsible for the recovery platform's design.
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GSI is a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation.
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The Linghangzhe recovery platform was developed by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI).
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The Long March-10B rocket's first-stage booster was recovered vertically using a net-capture system.
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China is the second nation after the US to achieve this feat.
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China achieved controlled recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster at sea.
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