The Linghangzhe platform vessel, designed for recovering reusable rockets, has successfully completed its maiden mission and returned to the port of Sanya on Hainan Island, the Sanya Ribao newspaper reported. The successful test makes China the first country in the world to safely land the first stage of a CZ-10B rocket onto a specialized recovery net installed on the ship's deck during operations in the South China Sea. The test marks the world’s first sea-based recovery of a CZ-10B (Long March 10B) rocket's first stage using a deck-mounted net system. The article notes that the platform vessel received its ownership and registration documents on December 18, 2025, intentionally coinciding with Hainan's transition to a new customs regime. About six minutes after stage separation, the rocket's first stage executed a controlled vertical landing onto the Linghangzhe.