HP2
Launch vehicle · China
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Chinese sounding rocket. Two-stage solid propellant sounding rocket. Evidently used two of the first stage motors developed for the T-7A in tandem. Replaced the T-7 from 1970 on. Used for routine measurement of the upper atmosphere.
Payload: 15 kg (33 lb) to a 60 km altitude or 10 kg to 70 km altitude.