Here's what a rocket launch looks like from a satellite's view

Rocket launches are usually exciting to watch anyway, but it's especially cool to watch them from a satellite.

Over the weekend, Chinese space flight company OneSpace launched its OS-X1 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.

The suborbital test is the second time the company has sent a rocket into space, and its takeoff has been captured by the Jilin-1 video satellite.

The images of the space were originally posted on Weibo and republished on Twitter by Dafeng Cao.

And here's what the launch was like from the ground up.

OneSpace launched its first rocket in May, the first rocket developed in China.

While the Chinese government traditionally leads space flights in the country, since 2014 it has been encouraging private companies to enter the sector. Many companies like LinkSpace, LandSpace and of course OneSpace hope to make their mark.

OneSpace founder Shu Chang told the state media that he expects 10 carrier rocket missions in 2019, aiming for the company to be "one of the largest small satellite launchers in the world."