Jonti Horner

Chinese-launched rocket lights up Australian skies

Chinese-launched rocket lights up Australian skies as it's bound for orbit Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 7:10am A Chinese rocket has lit up the skies across Queensland and northern New South Wales overnight, as it passed over north-eastern Australia. University of Southern Queensland astrophysicist Professor Jonti Horner said the Zhuque 2E Block 2 rocket was launched about 6.20pm from a Chinese satellite launch centre and was visible over Queensland about 20 minutes later last night.