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Founded in 2015 located in Beijing ….天兵科技 – 北京天兵科技有限公司Tianbing Technology is an Aerospace propulsion system supplier and spacecraft provider One of Sixty Plus Chinese carrier Rocket companies in China, People’s Republic of China ……. Tianbing Technology is an advanced aerospace propulsion system supplier and aerospace vehicle provider. Tianbing Technology independently develops the next-generation ambient temperature green HCP liquid propellant and minimalist aerospace propulsion system. As an upgraded product of traditional chemical propulsion system, it can meet cost-effective aerospace. Advance system supporting needs. The next-generation green HCP aerospace propulsion system, first tested by Tianbing Technology, can be used in the small-vehicle main power and launch vehicle upper-level propulsion system.

Space Pioneer Next Generation Launch Carrier Rockets are using the Reusable Carrier Rocket eco system Tianlong 3 | Dragon-3 plans to fly for the first time in 2024……. Tianbing Technology’s Tianlong-3 large liquid launch vehicle (“TL-3”) is a benchmark SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a diameter of 3.8m, a take-off mass of 590t, and an SSO capacity of over 15t. It uses a high-thrust, reusable liquid rocket The engine will take the lead in realizing the domestic “60 satellites with one Carrier Rocket” group shooting capability and meet the satellite Internet’s “low cost, high reliability, and high frequency” launch requirements.

At present, the key technologies of the rocket have been researched, and the first sample product has been put into production. It is planned to complete the first flight of the rocket in early 2024, and have the commercial launch capability of more than 12 rounds per year in 2025.

In addition, Tianbing Technology’s “TL-3H” heavy-duty rocket uses a common core-level parallel bundled technical solution to make the rocket’s take-off thrust reach 2310t, and the low-earth orbit capacity can reach 68t. As a reusable heavy-duty liquid rocket, the “TL-3H” sub-stage and booster can return autonomously, which will fully meet the transportation needs of large-tonnage interstellar scenarios such as space station delivery and lunar exploration projects.


“TL-3M” is an aerospace plane designed by Tianbing Technology. With a range of 14,000km, it can carry 100 people to and from any place in the world.

天兵科技 Space Pioneer Tianbing Technology is a high-tech enterprise that takes the lead in the development of a new generation of liquid rocket engines and medium and large liquid launch vehicles in my country’s commercial aerospace field. It was born along with the wave of global commercial aerospace development. The innovative concept of “Pioneer” and the corporate mission of “promoting the fifth transportation revolution of mankind” are determined to bring faster, farther and more economical rail transportation, intercontinental transportation and interstellar transportation services into the lives of the public.

The core team of Tianbing Technology are senior experts in the industry. The company has hundreds of aerospace front-line technical backbones and management backbones. The average age of team members is 38 years old, of which 67% have senior professional titles and above, and 95% have master’s degree or above. Tianbing Technology, a talent and technical elite, is building a world-class commercial aerospace enterprise with a leading force.

Tianbing Technology will take Beijing Rocket R&D Center, Xi’an Power R&D Center, Zhengzhou Comprehensive Test Center and Zhangjiagang Intelligent Manufacturing Base as strategic starting points, and strive to form a product development strategic layout of “three machines and two arrows” and an aerospace industry with “three centers and five platforms”. The intelligent manufacturing system, the supply chain system “based on the Yangtze River Delta and radiating the whole country”, and the launch market network “based on the whole of China and facing the world”, are determined to make unique contributions to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and the prosperity of the global space economy.

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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 | #BRI #March2023|#太原卫星发射中心  #TaiyuanSatelliteLaunchCenter  – International Iconic #ChangZheng2D #LongMarch2D  #CarrierRocket deploying  the #Hongtu One four Satellite Constellation  #RemoteSensing #EarthSciences  #Communications  mapping #Satellite Successfully …. 

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At 1850 Hours Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time on Spring 30th  March  2023 , China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration   Successfully launched  the New Next Generation Long March – Chang Zheng2D carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Shanxi Province.. successfully launched Hongtu-1 Group 01 satellites

Successfully launched Hongtu-1 Group 01 satellites into space using the Long March 2D carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, and the satellites went smoothly Entering the predetermined orbit, the launch mission was a complete success. This group of satellites is mainly used to provide commercial remote sensing data services. This mission is the 469th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles.

Hongtu No. 1 satellite group 01: the world’s first four-star wheel-type formation flight X-InSAR constellation! Hongtu-1 Group 01 consists of four satellites, consisting of a main star and three auxiliary satellites. It is the first X-band interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) ground imaging system flying in four-star formation in the world. This group of satellites is in orbit It constitutes the world’s first wheel-type satellite formation, in which the main star weighs about 320 kg, and the auxiliary star weighs about 270 kg.


As the first wheel-type satellite formation in the world, the four satellites are like wheels flying in space. The main star is located in the middle of the wheel, and the three auxiliary satellites are evenly distributed on the hub of the wheel. Inter-satellite communication links and phase synchronization links are used. When the distance between the auxiliary satellite and the main satellite is only a few hundred meters, the stability and space security of the satellite formation on-orbit configuration are guaranteed through precise orbit control. Compared with the traditional interference satellite system, the wheel formation has a relatively It has the advantages of stability, many interference baselines, and high mapping efficiency.



It is understood that this group of satellites has the ability to survey and map the non-polar regions of the world at a scale of 1:50,000, which can quickly and efficiently conduct high-precision surveying and mapping of global land; it has the ability to monitor deformation at the millimeter level, and can be used for the investigation of disasters such as land subsidence, subsidence, and landslides. It provides data support for prevention and control, and is a “sharp tool” for early identification of major geological hazards in complex areas; it has sub-meter-level high-resolution wide-format imaging capabilities, and can conduct high-quality imaging observations of the ground around the clock, and the overall technology has reached the international leading level. .

For the small-batch development of civil SAR satellites, Yinhe Aerospace has greatly improved the development efficiency through digital simulation, automated testing, and process optimization in the stages of satellite scheme design, whole-satellite integration, and launch site testing, and shortened the development time compared with conventional ones. more than 60%.

Through the batch development of four SAR satellites this time, Yinhe Aerospace has verified the company’s ability in the vertical integration of the industrial chain. The new commercial aerospace industry ecology accelerates the construction of space infrastructure.

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#MadeInChina #中國製造 |#LandSpace #蓝箭航天 #December2022 #March2023 | #BlueArrowAerospace #Suzaku2 #CarrierRocket #Suzaku2 Yao 1 Rocket launched  Test Launched 14th December 2022 aborted mid-flight testing Reviewing  with lessons learnt for a future success..

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LandSpace 蓝箭航天 One of sixty Chinese private space Carrier Rocket Companies in China-People’s Republic of China…   On the occasion of the centenary of the founding of the party, the first phase of the Jiaxing LandSpace Blue Arrow Aerospace Center,   located in VIC International Plaza, No. 13 Ronghua South Road, Yizhuang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Beijing China – People’s Republic of China…. The company located in a gathering place for the aerospace industry chain laid out in Zhejiang, was completed and will soon be put into use. Established mass production capacity for medium and large rockets, and completed the first phase of Jiaxing Blue Arrow Space Center…. Blue Arrow Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. (Blue Arrow Aerospace) is a leading domestic commercial company for the creation and operation of aerospace transportation systems, established in June 2015, a national high-tech enterprise, Member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). Guided by the national strategy and guided by market demand, Blue Arrow Aerospace is committed to developing a series of medium and large launch vehicles with liquid oxygen methane as propellant, providing cost-effective and highly reliable launch services for the global market.

Suzaku-2 Yao-1 carrier rocket flight failure passed the zero-reset review On March 18, 2023, Blue Arrow Aerospace Science and Technology Co., Ltd. organized a zero-reset review meeting for the abnormal shutdown failure of the second-stage aircraft of the Suzaku-2 Yao-1 carrier rocket. After deliberation, the evaluation expert group unanimously believed that the abnormal shutdown fault problem of the second-stage engine of the Suzaku-2 remote-1 launch vehicle was accurately located and the mechanism was clear. The fault recurred in the ground test of the engine.



The Suzaku-2 Yao-1 carrier rocket ignited and took off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China at 16:30 on December 14, 2022. The first-stage flight, first- and second-stage separation, second-stage ignition, and fairing separation were all normal. After the second-stage host was shut down The tour plane shut down abnormally, and the launch mission failed. After the failure of the mission, Blue Arrow Aerospace established a zero-return working group to organize failure analysis, locate the cause of the failure, and analyze the failure mode and mechanism. Through the detailed analysis of the flight telemetry data, a comprehensive simulation analysis calculation and a series of test verification and hot test work were planned to find out the cause and mechanism of the failure. The abnormal shutdown fault of the second-level swimming machine is located in the rigidity mismatch between the oxygen delivery pipe of the swimming machine and the low-pressure casing of the oxygen pump, and the low-pressure casing has insufficient strength margin. The game machine shuts down abnormally. In view of the cause and mechanism of the failure, Blue Arrow Aerospace has adopted a number of improvement measures to improve the structural safety factor and reduce the impact of water hammer. The improvement measures have been verified by simulation analysis and calculation and ground test vehicle assessment, and can meet the flight requirements.

We would like to thank the review expert group for their guidance and assistance to Blue Arrow Aerospace during the zeroing process, the customers for their trust and understanding, and all shareholders for their long-term companionship and support. In the follow-up, the company will fully launch the final assembly and general inspection of the Suzaku No. 2 launch vehicle, quickly implement fault improvement measures, continuously enhance the team’s quality awareness, awareness of urgency, and responsibility awareness, and strictly organize the go-around work of Suzaku No. 2. Ensuring the continued success of subsequent launch missions……

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#MadeInChina #中國製造 #火箭學校 #火箭派 #RocketPi | #February2023| #Rocket School (Huzhou) Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd Announcement launch of the #DarwinII #CarrierRocket New Chinese #CarrierRocketCompany for the year early 2023 launch calendar.

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火箭派 Rocket Pi – Rocket School (Huzhou) Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd is located in three key major cities of China People’s Republic of China. Building 19, District 3, Headquarters Base, Fengtai District, Beijing Building 2, Lane 588, Zixing Road, Zizhu High-tech Zone, Minhang District, Shanghai 1st Floor, 7, No. 36, Dalian East Road, Taicang City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province…..

火箭派  Rocket Pi – Rocket School is the most representative “star-rocket integration” enterprise in China and the leader of commercial aerospace 2.0. Upgrade the R&D and manufacturing of rockets and spacecraft with the concept of advanced manufacturing, and serve customers with the concept of modern service industry. Focusing on the core capabilities of launch vehicles, the company makes the space microgravity environment within reach, and forms a commercial closed loop through the method of “upgrading the earth’s industry in space”. Core products include small liquid launch vehicles, high-thrust electric pump engines, returnable satellites, etc. in which is

The official account of the Rocket School has updated the new developments of its Darwin II rocket in the past two days. Let’s take a look at
▲Wan Mei, the co-founder of the Rocket School and the deputy commander of the rocket team: “The first rocket of the Rocket School——Darwin II It is a small liquid carrier rocket with a total length of 30 meters, a diameter of 2.25 meters, a take-off weight of 54 tons, a take-off thrust of 70 tons, a carrying capacity of 500 kg in low-earth orbit, and 300 kg in SSO orbit. Currently, the development of the rocket is proceeding smoothly according to the project progress. It is expected to complete the general assembly test by the end of this year, and choose an opportunity to launch in the first half of next year.”

▲ Li Wei, deputy chief engineer of the Rocket Group: “The Darwin 2 (DW-2) launch vehicle will be established in 2021 and will be completed by May 2022 The design work of all the schemes has been completed, and it is transferred to the initial sample engineering development stage. At present, the overall and subsystem design of the initial sample stage has been completed. The corresponding research and development work will be carried out in accordance with the completion of the assessment flight test of the remote first plan in mid-2024. The
DW-2 rocket needs to overcome the three-stage problems of liquid rocket design and development, system performance optimization and upgrading, and low-cost reusable commercial rocket formation. Therefore, we need to focus on improving the overall design capability of liquid rockets in the development process of the DW-2 follow-up rocket, upgrade the company’s self-developed electric pump engine, and aim at recyclable rockets in the future to tackle key problems in related recyclable technologies.


DW- 2. The follow-up rocket adopts the electric pump engine technology. The electric pump engine has inherent advantages in realizing large-scale variable thrust and multiple starts of the engine, which has laid a good foundation for the company to realize rocket recovery in the future. At the same time, it can be reused in the future The Company is also actively researching and researching 3D printing technology and composite material technology.”



▲Cheng Wei, founder of Rocket School: “The engine of Rocket School’s first rocket was outsourced, and the purpose is to realize the whole rocket to the sky first. Form a closed business loop as soon as possible. The company is also independently developing core technologies and engines, and plans to replace them in the second and third rounds… The Rocket School uses an electric pump engine in the future. The principle, structure and control method are simpler than traditional methods. ; In terms of reuse, it also has advantages over other companies using traditional gas generator cycles.”



▲Supplementary to the news that DW-2 passed the review of the program to the initial sample stage in January 22: The first sub-stage of DW-2 Yaoyi liquid launch vehicle uses a 70-ton liquid oxygen methane engine “LY-70”, and the second sub-stage adopts A 10-ton vacuum version of the liquid oxygen methane engine “LY-10V” (Figure 3), 300kmLEO carrying capacity of 470kg.

▲ Let me add the news that the DW-2 engine development plan was approved in December 21: The first sub-stage of the rocket sent Yaoyi liquid carrier rocket “Darwin II” uses a 70-ton liquid oxygen methane engine, and the second sub-stage uses a The 10-ton vacuum version of the liquid oxygen methane engine, “Planned for the first flight in early 2023″, uses the design idea of ​​”integration of ship and rocket test and launch” to double the load capacity, and launch the existing rocket through systematic structural optimization and application of new materials. Efficiency improvement is “ten times better”. [Through the optimization and iteration of “Darwin 1” and “Darwin 0”, and the finalization of three launches, it is planned to initially form a full-process service capability of space biomedicine integrating high-frequency launch vehicle launch service capabilities and space life science experiment capabilities in 2025. 】(At this time, the DW-2 capacity in Figure 6 is LEO600kg, SSO350kg )

The carrying capacity of the “Darwin II” rocket seems to be very Schrödinger. In addition, “Darwin I” and “Darwin Zero” are completely missing. Except for a second-stage engine LY-10V delivered by Kyushu Yunjian, “Darwin II” has never seen any other physical photos. Can it be launched in 2024?

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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI  #February2023 |#西昌衛星發射中心 #XichangSatelliteLaunchCenter – Successfully launching the advance iconic #ChangZheng3B #LongMarch3B Y93  #CarrierRocket deploying advance # ChinaSat26 #CommunicationSatellite #TelecommunicationSatellite #Satellite  ….

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On the 23rd February 2023  in  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China At 1949 hours Hong Kong –Beijing Time China- People’s Republic of China launch the Chang Zheng – Long march 3B Y93  Carrier Rocket launching from station form Xichang Satellite Launch Center Sichuan Province…..Deploying the ChinaSat 26 communication satellite….

This marks the 6th launch of this year is a complete success At 19:49 Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time  on February 23, 2023, at the No. 2 station of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center successfully launched the ChinaSat 26 communication satellite with the Chang Zheng- Long March 3 B Yao 93 carrier rocket. Launched into space, the satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. ChinaSat- Zhongxing 26 satellite is a high-throughput broadband communication satellite in geostationary orbit, using the Dongfanghong-4 enhanced satellite public platform independently developed by China- People’s Republic of China. The satellite is a full Ka-band high-throughput communication satellite with a satellite capacity exceeding 100Gbps. It is my country’s first high-throughput satellite with a capacity exceeding 100 Gbps. This launch is the 463rd launch of the Long March series of launch vehicles.

China- People’s Republic of China largest civil and commercial broadband satellite ChinaSat – Zhongxing 26 will help aircraft connect to the Internet] Zhongxing 26 is a high-throughput broadband communication satellite in full Ka-band geostationary orbit. No. Enhanced Satellite Public Platform. ChinaSat 26 satellite is currently the civil and commercial communication satellite with the largest communication capacity, the most beams, and the most complex in my country, and its communication capacity exceeds 100Gbps. The satellite is equipped with 94 user beams and 11 gateway beams, covering my country’s territory and surrounding areas, and will provide high-speed broadband access services for fixed terminals, vehicle terminals, ship terminals, and airborne terminals.



According to the development goal, ChinaSat-26 satellite can meet the needs of millions of user terminals at the same time, with a maximum communication rate of 450Mbps, and the overall performance of satellite-ground system design and operation services can match the international level. For the first time in China, the satellite fully uses the 27~30GHz frequency band, which is 500MHz wider than the previous communication satellite frequency.

According to Wei Qiang, commander-in-chief of ChinaSat 26 satellite, at the end of 2022, China Satcom and Sichuan Airlines will cooperate to install Viasat airborne Internet equipment on some Airbus A320 aircraft. The 16th satellite-based Ka-band satellite network provides passengers with in-flight Internet services. When passengers use mobile phones, tablet computers, etc. to connect to the Internet in the air, the network runs smoothly and the experience is good. “I believe that with the in-orbit application of the ChinaSat-26 satellite, the breadth and depth of satellite Internet business coverage will be enhanced to a greater extent, and a new era of satellite Internet services in my country will be fully opened.” Wei Qiang said.

Wang Fengchun, the chief engineer of the satellite, said: “With the widening of the frequency, the payload has brought a series of technical difficulties in the product design. This new technology has effectively reduced the load weight and greatly improved the satellite load performance.”

In addition, the development team took “independent controllability of core technology” as their own responsibility, independently innovated and pooled wisdom to tackle key problems, and realized the fourth-generation low-noise amplifier in the Ka-band The localization of various products such as frequency converters and sequential microwave switches has reached the international advanced level in performance and has been included in the payload product spectrum of the Fifth Academy, breaking the long-term dependence on imports and comprehensively improving the localization level of loads.

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