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#MadeInChina #中國製造 #中國 | #东方空间 #OrienSpace #December2023 | Developing Assembling  to launch the adorable cute #引力一号 #GravityOne Yao 1 Carrier Rocket planned for marine first sea flight in #December2023 taking shape..

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东方空间 OrienSpace is one of sixty plus Carrier Rocket Companies in Made In China, People’s Republic of China.. Located in headquartered in Beijing, B3, Digital Manor, No. 1 Disheng West Road, Yizhuang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Daxing District, Beijing………Shandong Address: No. 30, Nanjing Street, Economic Development Zone, Haiyang City, Yantai City, Shandong Province………Shaanxi Address: 4th Floor, Northwest Building, Eleven Science and Technology, National Civil Aerospace Industry Base, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province…….Hainan Address: Room 125, 1st Floor, Building 20, No. 169, Wenwei Road, Wencheng Town, Wenchang City, Hainan Province…

Established in 2020, Dongfang Space is mainly engaged in space transportation. It is a design and manufacturing service company for launch vehicles and new aerospace vehicles. Through the research and development of the “Gravity” series of launch vehicles, the company has created serialized, diversified, and flight-based aerospace transportation products such as one-time use, recyclable reuse, and manned flight, and quickly formed low-cost, large-scale, and convenient launches. Service capability, committed to becoming the world’s most respected provider of commercial aerospace products and launch services, so that everyone can realize the dream of spaceflight…….

[Are the destinations of private Carrier rockets all turtle version of Falcon 9]

Oriental Space’s “Gravity 2” recyclable Reusable liquid launch vehicle plans to fly for the first time in 2025. According to news on November 27, the 2023 China (Wenchang) Commercial Aerospace Summit Forum was held in Wenchang Hosted, Oriental Space and Hainan Wenchang International Space City officially signed a launch vehicle launch and recovery Hainan base project to conduct in-depth cooperation around the launch and recovery of the “Gravity 2” recyclable liquid launch vehicle to serve large-scale constellation networking and high-orbit rocket launches need.

Eastern Space will launch its all-solid Gravity-1 rocket next month, but its subsequent destination will still be a liquid rocket.

Gravity 2 has a take-off weight of 927 tons, a take-off thrust of 1,420 tons, a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 25.6 tons, a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit carrying capacity of 19.1 tons, and a geosynchronous transfer orbit of 7.7 tons. It is planned to make its first flight in 2025.



The “Gravity-2” recyclable liquid launch vehicle is scheduled to fly for the first time in 2025. Gravity-2 is positioned to meet the needs of large-scale networking of medium and large satellites and commercial high-orbit launches. It is characterized by ultimate cost-effectiveness/high-orbit launch/core-stage recovery. of medium and large launch vehicles.



The rocket adopts a two-stage and a half configuration of liquid core stage + solid boost. The first stage of the core uses 9 units of Oriental Space’s self-developed Force-85 liquid oxygen and kerosene engines, and the second stage of the core uses 1 unit of the Force-85 liquid oxygen and kerosene vacuum version. The engine and booster inherit the Gravity-1 boost technology

[The first all-solid private rocket with four boosters is about to be launched] Oriental Space’s first launch vehicle “Gravity-1” is scheduled to be launched from Haiyang Oriental Space Port in Shandong Province in December 2023. of the first launch.

“Gravity One” is an innovative model in the world’s launch vehicle field. It is the world’s first medium-sized all-solid strap-on launch vehicle. It will become the world’s solid launch vehicle with the largest take-off capacity and the most powerful capacity. Officials have now released actual shots of the appearance of the “Gravity-1” Yaoyi rocket.



It adopts a three-stage and a half configuration, consisting of a core first stage, a core second stage, a core third stage and four boosters bundled around the core first stage, all using solid propellant.

“Gravity One” meets the needs of large-scale networking of small and medium-sized satellites in low orbit, and supports the launch needs of multiple satellites in one rocket. For a constellation satellite with a single weight of 200 kilograms, the rocket can support the multi-satellite launch of 18 to 24 satellites in one rocket. In the Yaoyi mission, the rocket will be equipped with a fairing with a diameter of 4.2 meters, the largest of Chinese commercial rockets, waiting for the solid giant rocket to rise from the east.

The arrow core has a first-stage diameter of 2.65 meters and is equipped with an SR-2500 solid rocket motor with a thrust of 255 tons and a maximum nozzle diameter of 2.4 meters, leading the country in comprehensive performance. The booster has a diameter of 2.65 meters and a height of more than 10 meters. It is equipped with a solid engine with a thrust of more than 150 tons; the secondary core diameter is 2.65 meters; the third core diameter is 1.4 meters. It is equipped with a solid main engine. The final attitude control power system has a total of 4 50 N and 12 The 700-N solid motor is used for attitude control such as pitch, yaw, and roll and terminal speed correction during part of the rocket’s flight phase, and is used for final stage deorbit and reentry.



The “Gravity One” rocket is 31.4 meters long, has a take-off mass of 405 tons, a take-off thrust of more than 600 tons (the core first stage does not ignite during take-off), a thrust-to-weight ratio of more than 1.48, and optional fairings with diameters of 3.35 meters, 3.8 meters and 4.2 meters. The 4.2-meter-diameter fairing has a load space of 100 cubic meters. Its low-Earth orbit (LEO) carrying capacity is 6.5 tons, and the carrying factor is about 1.60%. The 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) carrying capacity is 4.2 tons, and the carrying factor is about 1.04%. 700 The kilometer SSO has a carrying capacity of 3.7 tons and a carrying coefficient of approximately 0.91%.

For comparison, the world’s most powerful solid rocket is currently the European Space Agency’s “Vega-C”, which has a take-off mass of 210 tons, a take-off thrust of about 459 tons, and a 700-kilometer polar orbit (PO) transport capacity of 2.3 tons (700-kilometer SSO). The transport capacity is close to 2.3 tons) and the load factor is 1.10%.

In comparison, the take-off mass of “Gravity One” is 190 tons higher, and the 700-kilometer SSO transport capacity is nearly 1.4 tons higher.

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At 0324 Hours Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time on An early morning of 6th December 2023 , China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration   CASC China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation  Successfully launched  the New Next Generation ChinaRocket Co. LTD  Smart Dragon –  Jielong three Carrier Rocket Yao 2  carrier rocket  at the in the waters near Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, the Smart Dragon Carrier rocket successfully launched from a sea borne mobile launch platform…..  This launch is the world’s 200th space launch in 2023, China’s 57th, the third this month, and the first for the Jielong 3 carrier rocket…

Launching  a satellite Internet technology test satellite… At 3:24 on December 6th, 2023, Beijing time, my country’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center used the Jielong 3 carrier rocket in the waters near Yangjiang, Guangdong to successfully launch a satellite Internet technology test satellite. , the satellite successfully entered the scheduled orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. This mission is the second flight of the Jielong 3 carrier rocket…

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#MadeInChina #中國製造 #中國 | #星河动力空间科 #GalacticEnergy #December2023| #酒泉衛星發射中心 #JiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenter #CarrierRocketShopping #谷神星一号遥 #Ceres1 Yao 9 Launched Successfully two #Satellites   #Tianyan16 and the #Xingchi 1A .. WE WON’T STOP, never stop

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星河动力空间科技有限公司 Galactic Energy-  Galaxy Power (Beijing) Space Technology Co., Ltd. Located in Block D, Aviation Technology Plaza, E-Town, and Beijing – Beijing – China – People’s Republic of China ….Galaxy Aerospace is the first private aerospace company in China to achieve successful continuous launches, the first to send commercial networked satellites into a 500km sun-synchronous orbit, and the first to master the ability to launch multiple satellites with one carrier rocket.

On the 5th December 2023 0733   Hours Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time星河动力空间科技有限公司 Galactic Energy-  Galaxy Power Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center- Inner Mongolia China, People’s Republic of China. Successfully launched the Ceres-1 Yao-9  carrier rocket was successfully launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in my country. The mission was a complete success. This mission is the ninth flight of the Ceres 1 launch vehicle

[Galaxy Power’s “Ceres 1” rocket successfully returned to flight]. It will carry Tianyan 16 satellites and Xingchi 1 satellites. The No. A satellite was successfully put into the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. This mission is the 11th flight of the Ceres 1 launch vehicle.

(mission code: WE WON’T STOP, never stop) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully putting the A total of two satellites, Tianyan 16 and Xingchi 1A, were launched into a 500km dawn and dusk orbit. This is the first time a domestic private rocket company has successfully implemented a dawn and dusk orbit launch mission, and it is also the tenth successful launch of the Ceres 1 series of commercial launch vehicles. .

 Up to now, Galaxy Power Space Company has served 16 commercial satellite customers and successfully launched 35 commercial satellites of different types.


The Tianyan 16 satellite was developed by Gengyu Muxing (Beijing) Space Technology Co., Ltd. The satellite is a meteorological environment detection satellite. The satellite is equipped with a microwave radiometer and laser communication payload. It is mainly used to carry out multi-mode continuous remote sensing detection of microwave radiometer. and laser communications.
Xingchi-1A is another real-time wide-area comprehensive sensing satellite independently developed by Elliptical Space-Time Technology Co., Ltd. The satellite is located in the morning and evening orbit and has the characteristics of responsive and agile imaging, on-orbit intelligent processing, and spaceborne on-orbit mutual calibration. According to reports, the “Star Pool Project” launched by Elliptical Spacetime is a comprehensive sensing satellite constellation composed of more than 100 intelligent satellites. The overall construction is expected to be completed in 2027. After the constellation is completed, it can provide standardized data products and application services for intelligent inspection of electric power and petroleum infrastructure, futures big data, dual carbon, emergency disaster reduction, ecological environment monitoring and other fields.

In terms of combining social responsibilities, this launch of Galaxy Power Aerospace and Beijing Space New Culture Communication Co., Ltd. jointly launched “Painting with the Starry Sky-Youth Calligraphy and Painting Art Space Exhibition”. This event aims to let young children based on Understand aerospace and space, use the brush in your hand to present the infinite reverie and beautiful longing for the vast space on the drawing paper, so as to better promote the “young art lovers” to realize the diversified knowledge expansion of science and technology and art, and inspire the general public Young children pursue their dreams of spaceflight and learn about space. More than 2,000 works collected from this event were exhibited at Muyun Space in the Today Art Museum neighborhood of Beijing from November 24th to 26th. Among them, 20 outstanding youth paintings were incorporated into an electronic chip and accompanied by Ceres 1. The final stage of the launch vehicle entered the vast space.

We would like to thank the Ziyang Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Jiangtai Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd. for providing insurance brokerage services and related sponsorship support for this launch mission. We would also like to thank Jing Douyun for providing the celebration wine for the Ceres-1 Yao 9 launch mission.


With its perseverance and indomitable will, Galaxy Power Aerospace Company quickly overcame the impact of the failure and returned to the fast lane of launch performance and delivery, demonstrating the rapid and stable guarantee and contract performance capabilities of the commercial aerospace industry chain, as well as its ability to cope with pressure. industrial resilience. In the future development process, Galaxy Power Aerospace will continue to adhere to the concepts of being cautious, striving for excellence, and customer first, further strengthen the construction of high-density launch capabilities, and contribute its own modest strength to the development of my country’s commercial aerospace industry…

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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI #December2023| #酒泉卫星发射中心 #JiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenter – #ChangZheng2C #LongMarch2C #CarrierRocket launched #Egypt2 #MisrSat2 #Satellite #ChinaAidForSharedFuture – A very cute adorable small #Optical RemoteSensing #Satellite …..

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On the 1210 Noon 4th December 2023 Monday  Hours Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China. Successfully launched the Yonggan 33 Remote Sensing satellite with the Chang Zheng- Long March 2C Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China, and then successfully launched a new Egypt on the Egypt-2 satellite project

[The Long March 2C carrier rocket successfully launched the Egypt Satellite 2]

At 12:10 Beijing time today, my country successfully launched the Egypt Satellite 2 using the Long March 2C carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. According to the agreement between China and Egypt on the Egypt-2 satellite project, China has developed and launched for Egypt a small optical remote sensing satellite with a resolution of 2 meters (panchromatic)/8 meters (multispectral);

Using satellites aided by the Chinese government The final assembly and integration test center conducts final assembly and testing of the satellite; after on-orbit delivery, it will serve Egypt’s land and resource utilization, water conservancy, agriculture and other fields. This launch is the 499th launch of the Long March series of launch vehicles…

 Entering the predetermined orbit, the launch mission was a complete success. This mission also carried and launched the second group of Xingchi-1 satellites A and B. The Egypt-2 satellite is mainly used for Egypt’s land and resources census and meets the needs of Egyptian users in the fields of agriculture, forestry, urban construction, environment and disaster monitoring. The two satellites launched are mainly used to provide commercial remote sensing services to users.

The Egypt-2 satellite uses the CAST1000 platform independently developed by the Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd. of the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology as the satellite platform. It strictly controls the key links to improve image quality and selects high-performance technology that has been verified in orbit. The quality-independent and reliable core detector strengthens the high-quality control of the satellite-ground integrated indicator system in the entire process of satellite design, analysis, testing, and testing.

On November 2nd  , 2023, the factory review meeting of the Egypt-aided Satellite 2 was held at the China Academy of Space Technology and passed the factory review as planned. Leaders of the International Economic Cooperation Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and leaders of the Earth Observation and Data Center of the National Space Administration, the project management unit, attended the meeting and delivered speeches.


Experts attending the meeting watched a documentary report on satellite development, listened to the “Summary Report on the Development and Quality of the Egypt-2 Satellite Aid” made by the satellite chief engineer, and conducted discussions and questions. The review expert group believed that the Egypt-aided Satellite 2 had successfully completed all development and testing work, met relevant quality supervision requirements, and agreed to pass the factory review.


The meeting pointed out that the Egypt-2 satellite project is a landmark project for pragmatic cooperation between China and Egypt, the transformation and upgrading of China-Africa cooperation, and the promotion of high-quality development of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”. A concrete manifestation of joint action. Since the start of the project, the general contractor and the management unit have cooperated sincerely to overcome the impact of the epidemic and overcome difficulties, and the work results have been hard-won. The successful implementation of the project has achieved many “firsts” in the history of China-Egypt cooperation and is of milestone significance.


As a satellite project that adopts a foreign aid management model, the Egypt-2 satellite project has written a new chapter in international cooperation in my country’s satellite projects. As a project management unit, on the basis of strict quality management and project management, the center will continue to manage the follow-up satellite launch, on-orbit testing and delivery stages, continue to expand the breadth and depth of China-Egypt aerospace cooperation, and build a new era for the new era. The China-Egypt community with a shared future continues to contribute its space capabilities.

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#MadeInChina #中國製造 |#深蓝航天 #LANDSPACE #DeepBlueLimitedCompany #December2023| Deep Blue Aerospace #ReusableCarrierRocket # Zhuque-2 #Suzaku-2 Yao 3 #CarrierRocket sponsored by #PopMart #酒泉卫星发射中心 #JiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenter ….

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深蓝航天  Deep Blue Limited – Deep Blue Aerospace One of sixty Chinese private space Carrier Rocket Companies in China-People’s Republic of China…  As many of sixty plus Private Rocket Deep Blue Aerospace Co., Ltd. was established in 2017. The company is mainly a high-tech aerospace enterprise that focuses on the direction of liquid recovery and reusable launch vehicles and provides users with commercial launch services. Deep Blue Aerospace Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. At the same time, the company has rocket general and liquid engine R&D centers in Yizhuang, Beijing and Xi’an, Shaanxi, respectively, and a rocket power system test base in Tongchuan, Shaanxi…..

On December 1st 2023, the Blue Arrow Aerospace Zhuque Suzaku- 2 Yaosan liquid oxygen methane carrier rocket was successfully transferred to the launch area and is preparing to select an opportunity to carry out the launch mission in the near future. The launch is sponsored by PopMart ..

POP MART is a market-leading character-based entertainment company and a global champion of designer toy culture.

We have set foot in more than 23 countries and regions through our network of 350+ offline stores and 2000+ Roboshops catering to a diverse audience of cultural pioneers and art fans. Some of our best-known characters include MOLLY, The Monsters, DIMOO, Skullpanda and others – each created by one of our artist friends and regular collaborators.

Through global artist development, IP operations, designer toy culture evangelism, and strategic investments, we have built an integrated platform covering the entire designer toy value chain, allowing artists to focus solely on their craft and giving stage to talent from all over the world.

[The third rocket of Blue Arrow Aerospace Suzaku 2 has been transferred and erected and will be launched in the near future]

After the successful go-around, this launch is a key launch and is expected to officially carry commercial payloads. Therefore, it is also possible to carry out research on transportation capacity and orbit accuracy. further test.


It can be seen from the video that domestic private rockets are basically transported by road, and road transportation can easily exceed the 3.35-meter special train limit when conditions permit. It is estimated that it is more difficult for private companies to obtain special trains.



At present, the mainstream next-generation liquid launch vehicles that should be privately operated are basically aiming at a diameter of more than 4 meters, especially the 4.2-meter diameter of Interstellar, which has already passed through some launch sites.



LandSpace – Blue Arrow’s Suzaku 3 has not been officially announced, but the diameter must be more than 4 meters. I am sure that with this diameter, the entire diameter of the passage should have been passed. At present, the two are mainly Jiuquan and Wenchang. As long as they can support a diameter of more than 4 meters, this will be very advantageous for the development of my country’s rockets.

[Chinese Rockets Are Stunningly Beautiful]

Blue Arrow Aerospace has just shared photos of the Zhuque-2 Yaosan-3 rocket being tested and transferred to the launch station at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.


I have to say that the desert scenery and high-tech products are really beautiful.

Blue Arrow Aerospace is a private aerospace enterprise in my country (really private, not a national team vest). Zhuque 2 is a medium-sized liquid oxygen methane rocket (fueled by natural gas), with a total length of 49.5 meters and a diameter of 3.35 meters. The design goal is to be able to carry 6 tons Objects are sent into Earth orbit.

On July 12 this year, the Zhuque-2 Yao-2 rocket was successfully launched, becoming the world’s first liquid oxygen methane rocket to enter orbit…..

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