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Beijing Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd. is the first domestic aerospace enterprise with mixed ownership, and it is also the target enterprise that Oriental Aerospace Port focuses on introducing. Relying on the scientific research strength and resource advantages of the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Aerospace Flight Technology Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Aerospace Science and Technology has been committed to the research and development and integration of space technology and aerospace vehicles as a platform for the transformation of major national scientific research projects, as well as the transformation and provision of technological achievements. Aerospace launch service. The Lijian-1 rocket project also adds a brand-new name card to the Oriental Space Port, which will surely promote the construction of the Oriental Space Port to take a solid step forward.

Holding the torch of science and casting the heavy arrow of a great country | the ability of final assembly testing has been further improved! Lijian-1 Yaosan carrier rocket has completed the final assembly at the China Science and Technology Aerospace Industrialization Base and has entered the testing stage…

On August 19 2023, the Lijian-1 Yao-3 launch vehicle successfully completed the final assembly work as planned at the China Aerospace Industrialization Base. During this period, each final assembly link achieved the “three noes”: no accidents, no hidden dangers, and no redundant objects. , currently has the test conditions and is undergoing factory testing. It is planned to leave the factory in October and carry out the third launch mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

On August 19th 2023, the Lijian-1 Yao-3 launch vehicle successfully completed the final assembly work as planned at the China Aerospace Industrialization Base. During this period, each final assembly link achieved the “three noes”: no accidents, no hidden dangers, and no redundant objects. At present, the test conditions have been met, and the factory test is in progress. It is planned to leave the factory in October and carry out the third launch mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Lijian-1 launch vehicle successfully launched twice in a row, successfully sending a total of 32 satellites into predetermined orbits. The total weight of the satellites was nearly 2 tons, further promoting a new chapter in the flight launch of China’s commercial launch vehicles. Based on the accumulated practical experience of previous multi-engine missions, the China Aerospace General Assembly team has continuously improved the technical details. Based on the pulsating production line of the industrial base, it has optimized the entire assembly production process, applied automatic intelligent tooling equipment, and strengthened personnel organization and management. etc., shortening the final assembly cycle of Lijian-1 Yaosan launch vehicle to 30 days .

In order to meet the refined design requirements and production needs of the rocket assembly process, Zhongke Aerospace technicians independently designed a variety of tooling products to assist in the final assembly , which can be used to improve measurement accuracy, simplify operation difficulty, and improve product reliability. For example, due to the existence of the rotating shaft, the zero position measurement of the servo system is difficult to locate and read with ordinary vernier calipers or steel rulers. In order to solve this problem, technicians designed special tooling according to actual needs, which effectively solved the difficulty of positioning and inaccurate readings. problem, greatly improving the accuracy and efficiency of measurement.

It is worth mentioning that, in order to improve the level of product launch services, the factory test project of the Lijian-1 Yaosan launch vehicle adopted a de-mission design , subverting the traditional process of waiting for the launch mission to be confirmed before carrying out test design, making the rocket production And the test cycle is greatly shortened, and the process is greatly simplified.

Zhongke Aerospace Technology Industrialization Base – a world-class serial launch vehicle production base built by Zhongke Aerospace. It is located in Nansha, the only sub-center of Guangzhou. It is mainly used for the development, production, and development of a series of solid and liquid launch vehicles. Testing, final assembly and testing have formed a complete manufacturing service system, marking the official entry into the stage of mass production, large-scale operation and serial development. The base has the final assembly and testing capabilities to produce 30 launch vehicles per year, the manufacturing and assembly capabilities of electronic equipment, and the production capabilities of launch vehicle structural compartments and storage tanks . At present, a semi-physical simulation laboratory, a comprehensive laboratory, etc. have been built, and have the capabilities of semi-physical simulation test and comprehensive test .

Zhongke Aerospace is the first commercial aerospace enterprise in China to develop medium and large-scale launch vehicles . With innovative, advanced, and efficient design ideas, it develops innovative, advanced, and economical launch vehicles. It is capable of undertaking low-orbit satellite constellation construction and space station cargo transportation. Ability. The Lijian-1 carrier rocket has a series of outstanding advantages such as large carrying capacity, high orbital accuracy, high inherent reliability, fast response, high launch efficiency, low support requirements, low launch cost, flexible and convenient use, and good environmental adaptability. , is a medium-sized launch vehicle with core competitiveness in the current commercial rocket launch market, and can provide high-quality, low-cost, and fast-response customized launch services for domestic and foreign satellite users .

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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.

Recently on the week of 25th July 2023, 星河动力 Galactic Energy – Galaxy Power…. Successfully has made staged progress in the preliminary test and verification of the rocket terminal vertical recovery control technology based on the scaled platform, completed the tracking landing test of the pre-installed optimal descent trajectory, and verified that the platform is in a stable state during the flight. In the future, the online trajectory planning landing test based on convex optimization will continue to be carried out to verify the vertical recovery landing control algorithm. The engine is powered, but the landing legs are really cool……!!!

The Testing relates to the Galaxy Power’s 智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket in which carries智神星一号 PALLAS ONE carrier rocket vertical recovery control technology scaling verification platform ” 火鸟一号 Fire Bird No. 1″, successfully completed the early scaling verification of the rocket’s final stage recovery algorithm​​​​….

Recently, the first full-system hot test of the智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket launch vehicle’s auxiliary power system was a complete success.

In July 2023, Galaxy Power Aerospace Co., Ltd. made phased progress in the preliminary test and verification of the rocket terminal vertical recovery control technology based on the scaling platform, and completed the tracking and landing test of the pre-installed optimal descent trajectory. It verified that the state of the platform was stable during the flight. In the future, the online trajectory planning landing test based on convex optimization will continue to be carried out to verify the vertical recovery landing control algorithm.

The scale-down verification platform named “Firebird-1” is a scale-down verification platform (aeroengine power) for the vertical recovery control technology of智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket. It is mainly used to verify the navigation, guidance, and control technologies and algorithms related to the final stage of vertical recovery of the rocket, and provide technical exploration and support for the development of corresponding products in the future.

The “Firebird” recycling technology verification platform planned by the company includes the “Firebird No. 1” scale-down verification platform based on aerodynamic power and the “Firebird No. 6” full-scale verification platform based on a self-developed liquid oxygen kerosene rocket engine. The control, stand-alone, structure, engine and other technologies for the recovery and use of “智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket ” will be carried out in stages on the “Firebird” series of verification platforms to carry out technical verification. While ensuring the test and commercial launch of “智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket “, the research and verification of recovery technology will be steadily promoted.

“智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket” is a medium-to-large reusable liquid launch vehicle independently developed by星河动力 Galactic Energy – Galaxy Power….. It is mainly aimed at the market demand for large-scale constellation networking. It can provide a low-orbit transport capacity of no less than 5 tons. The extended bundled low-orbit transport capacity can reach 14 tons. The number of reuses is designed to be 50 times.

“智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket ” is the first commercial launch vehicle in China that adopts a circular parallel recovery configuration of 7 engines. It adopts a center, 6 evenly distributed circumferentially, and a full two-way swing scheme, combined with the company’s self-developed CQ-50 liquid oxygen kerosene engine. The depth variable thrust capability (35%~110%) not only meets the requirements of vertical recovery and reuse, but also has power redundancy capabilities, that is, the other 6 engines can ensure normal flight into orbit in the event of any engine failure.

In this test, the “Firebird-1” verification platform was in a stable state during the flight, and all indicators met the design requirements, achieving a good technical assessment and verification effect. In the future, Galaxy Dynamics Aerospace will, on this basis, promote a series of key technology verification work including the recovery trajectory online planning algorithm as planned, accelerate the evolution of related technologies, and accelerate the development of reusable launch vehicles.  

The auxiliary power system of智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket can provide force for the roll control of the active stage of the rocket flight, the three-channel attitude control of the taxiing section, the sinking of the propellant in the taxiing section, and the correction of the rocket’s terminal velocity. This test run has comprehensively examined the coordination of the components of the auxiliary power system and the correctness of the design scheme. The total system test run lasted for 1800s, and each attitude control engine had a cumulative pulse operation of more than 600 times, the shortest pulse was 30ms, and the single working time of the sinking engine was longer than 600s. The test procedure covers all flight conditions of the智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket.

During the test run, 14 engines worked normally throughout the whole process, and the engine performance met the design index requirements. 智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket auxiliary power system is independently developed by Galactic  Energy Galaxy Power Aerospace. The system consists of 62L metal diaphragm storage tank, 25L carbon fibre gas cylinder, 300N attitude control engine, 50N attitude control engine, pipeline valves and other components. The auxiliary power system has the advantages of light structure, compact layout, rapid response to pulse work, stable and reliable long-distance work, etc. Follow-up will also carry out vibration, separation and other identification environmental tests and reliability growth thermal test run assessment. The complete success of the hot test of the auxiliary power system has laid a solid foundation for the first flight delivery of the智神星一号 PALLAS ONE Reusable Carrier Rocket.

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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.

[Tianbing Technology’s 100-ton liquid rocket engine first flight status and long-range thermal test of the whole system were successfully completed] Recently on the week on 24th July 2023 , Tianhuo 12 (hereinafter referred to as TH-12), a 110-ton thrust liquid oxygen kerosene rocket engine “Tianhuo 12” (hereinafter referred to as TH-12), a large liquid carrier rocket of Tianbing Technology, successfully completed the long-range thermal test of the whole system.

During the test run, the engine started quickly, worked smoothly, and shut down normally. The data shows that the engine works stably for a long time under the rated working conditions, and various performance indicators meet the design requirements and meet the rocket flight requirements.


The Tianhuo 12  is specifically  designated towards the  Reusable Carrier Rocket Tianlong-2 medium-sized liquid carrier rocket independently developed by Tianbing Technology successfully made its maiden flight. This is the first private liquid rocket in China. On the basis of the successful launch, Tianbing Technology independently developed the Tianlong-3 large liquid launch vehicle. Compared with the Tianlong-2 rocket, the Tianlong-3 rocket has a greater carrying capacity. The self-developed 100-ton Tianhuo 12 liquid oxygen kerosene rocket engine has passed the test run of the whole system under various working conditions.

Through multiple long-range hot test runs under rated conditions, the following goals have been achieved:

1) The correctness of the engine design state has been verified.
The test results have proved that all key technologies such as air-conditioning multiple start technology, self-ignition ignition technology, combustion instability suppression technology, super-large thrust chamber 3D printing manufacturing technology and turbine disk thermal component 3D printing technology have made breakthroughs, and the design state of the engine has been completely determined.
2) The correctness of the engine batch production process was verified.


This test product is the first set of products to be mass-produced and manufactured relying on social resources, which marks that the low-cost manufacturing routes such as the engine manufacturing process plan, process flow, and production organization model have been verified. It can be fully transferred to the mass production and delivery stage of 40 engines.

Tianlong-3 is the first large-scale liquid launch vehicle in my country’s commercial aerospace field, which will greatly enhance the carrying capacity of my country’s commercial spaceflight. The power system of Tianlong-3 adopts a fully self-developed TH-12 liquid oxygen kerosene rocket engine, with a design thrust of 110 tons and a thrust-to-weight ratio of 163.

The TH-12 engine has deep variable thrust, whole-process real-time health monitoring, and multiple ignition and start functions, which can meet the market demand for launch vehicle reusability and low-cost launch; at the same time, it adopts no pyrotechnics start-up technology, which can meet the development needs of high-frequency tests and enhanced reliability verification. The TH-12 engine has a simple structure, high thrust-to-weight ratio, and high surface thrust density, and its product performance is at an international leading level.

The complete success of the long-range thermal test run of the TH-12 engine system marks the acceleration of the development of Tianlong-3, a large reusable liquid rocket of Tianbing Technology, and has entered the stage of mass production, which will help the comprehensive and rapid implementation of satellite Internet constellation construction. (Tianbing Technology)..

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In which iSpace- Interstellar Glory in which it is the first Chinese Private Space Company to do so successfully commercially first out from sixty known private space companies in China People’s Republic of China…  Founded in Beijing 2016 located in Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone or known for short as E-Town in Capital of China – People’s Republic of China …

Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Interstellar Glory”) was established in October 2016, with Peng Xiaobo as the legal representative. The company is committed to developing excellent commercial launch vehicles and providing systematic launch solutions, providing global commercial aerospace customers with more efficient, higher-quality, and more cost-effective launch services, so as to greatly improve the ability of human beings to freely enter and exit space.

The company focuses on the research and development of intelligent launch vehicles, and provides integrated commercial launch services for global satellite and constellation customers.

 On July 12, 2023, the Ninth China (International) Commercial Aerospace Summit Forum opened in Wuhan. This forum is jointly directed by China National Space Administration, China Meteorological Administration, China Manned Space Engineering Office, Hubei Provincial People’s Government, Wuhan Municipal People’s Government, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. It is co-sponsored by Group Co., Ltd., China Aerospace Foundation and Chinese Society of Astronautics. Ji Qiming, Assistant Director of China Manned Space Engineering Office, Zhang Hailian, Deputy Chief Designer of China Manned Space Engineering and other leaders attended the forum.

【Summary of the latest development of the Interstellar Glory launch vehicle】

▲The rocket type spectrum is only hyperbolic No. 1, hyperbolic No. 2 Y, hyperbolic No. 3, hyperbolic No. 3 B, SQZ-2 and the abstract asymmetrical SQX- 3A does not seem to engage in.

▲ Hyperbolic No. 1 Yaoqijian is scheduled to be launched in August 2023, and the final assembly of 4 rounds of Hyperbolic No. 1 will be completed by the end of this year. It is expected to have a launch capacity of 10 rounds per year by 2025.

▲ The 15-ton methane machine “Focus No. 1” has been tested for more than 12,000 seconds on the ground.

▲ The 105-ton methane machine “Focus No. 2” completed the semi-system test run in March this year, and this month is carrying out the hot test run of the whole system. It is planned to complete the engine reliability test run by December 2024 (the test run time will reach 10,000 seconds)



▲Hyperbola No. 2 Verification (SQX-2Y) The arrow has a diameter of 3.35 meters and a total length of 17 meters. It uses a Focus No. 1 engine. It is currently planned to carry out vertical take-off and landing tests in the second half of this year. The landing accuracy is expected to be better than 3 meters.

▲The basic type of Hyperbola No. 3 is a two-stage liquid oxygen methane rocket, with a diameter of 4.2 meters, a total length of 69 meters, a take-off mass of 490 tons, 9 units of Focus No. 2 in parallel, and a LEO capacity of 13.4 tons (not recycled)/8.5 tons ( Reuse), 500kmSSO capacity is 10.4 tons (non-recycling)/6.2 tons (reuse). It is currently planned to make its first flight in 2025, realize rocket recovery in 2026, and have a launch capacity of 25 rounds per year in 2030.

▲The hyperbolic No. 3 extended model includes: the hyperbolic No. 3 B bundled with CBC, and the three-stage configuration high-orbit rocket with the addition of a low-temperature final stage. Among them, the LEO transportation capacity of Hyperbola No. 3 B in the recovery state is not less than 15 tons, and the 500km SSO transportation capacity is 26.2 tons (non-recycling)/10.6 tons (reuse).

▲The hyperbolic No. 3 series of liquid rockets adopts the “three-level” test and launch mode. The expected test and launch cycle is 14 days, and the rocket takes up 2.5 days at the station. The 4.2-meter rocket body is transported into the field by road and is expected to be launched at the Hainan Commercial Launch Site in Wenchang.

▲Interstellar Glory plans to finally realize the annual production capacity of 50 liquid oxygen methane engines, 8 attitude control engine systems, and 10 liquid rockets. At present, the storage tank production line is undergoing equipment debugging and some process verification, and it is expected to be in the state of final assembly and debugging by the end of this year.

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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.

 On July 12, 2023, the Ninth China (International) Commercial Aerospace Summit Forum opened in Wuhan. This forum is jointly directed by China National Space Administration, China Meteorological Administration, China Manned Space Engineering Office, Hubei Provincial People’s Government, Wuhan Municipal People’s Government, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. It is co-sponsored by Group Co., Ltd., China Aerospace Foundation and Chinese Society of Astronautics. Ji Qiming, Assistant Director of China Manned Space Engineering Office, Zhang Hailian, Deputy Chief Designer of China Manned Space Engineering and other leaders attended the forum.

[Tianlong-3 rocket plans to make its first flight in May next year, and it will be able to achieve an annual output of 30 rounds]

The Tianlong-3 rocket is scheduled to complete its first flight in May 2024, and will subsequently have a commercial launch service capability of more than 30 rounds per year. The Tianlong-3 rocket has a diameter of 3.8 meters, a total length of 71 meters, a take-off mass of 590 tons, a take-off thrust of 770 tons, a low-earth orbit capacity of 17 tons, and a sun-synchronous orbit capacity of 14 tons.

Space Pioneer, a Beijing-based private rocket maker, plans to carry out the debut launch of its TL 3 carrier rocket in 2024.The company said it hopes the model will become the backbone of China’s commercial space launch market. According to Space Pioneer, the TL 3 will be 71 meters tall, with a diameter of 3.8 meters. With a liftoff weight of 590 tons and a thrust of 770 tons, the rocket will be capable of sending satellites with a combined weight of 14 tons into a typical sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers, or putting a spacecraft weighing 17 tons into a low-Earth orbit.

2024 The first launch of its TL 3 launch vehicle. The company said it hopes the model will become a mainstay in China’s commercial space launch market. TL 3 is 71 meters high and 3.8 meters in diameter. With a take-off weight of 590 tons and a thrust of 770 tons, the rocket is capable of sending satellites with a total weight of 14 tons into a typical sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers, or a spacecraft weighing 17 tons into low-Earth orbit. 

In April 2023, the Tianlong-2 medium-sized liquid carrier rocket independently developed by Tianbing Technology successfully made its maiden flight. This is the first private liquid rocket in China. On the basis of the successful launch, Tianbing Technology independently developed the Tianlong-3 large liquid launch vehicle. Compared with the Tianlong-2 rocket, the Tianlong-3 rocket has a greater carrying capacity. The self-developed 100-ton Tianhuo 12 liquid oxygen kerosene rocket engine has passed the test run of the whole system under various working conditions.

Zhang Chenxing, deputy director of the general department of Tianbing Technology Rocket R&D Center, needs to consider the transportation capacity and launch cost of the rocket launch. In the face of satellites weighing 300 kg to 500 kg, the Tianlong-3 rocket can carry 30 to 60 satellites at a time, and the launch cost can be effectively reduced to the price level of the US Space Exploration Technology Corporation (SpaceX) “Falcon 9” rocket.

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