On the 15th December 2023 2141 Hour Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration 文昌航天發射場Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center, Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China Successfully Launch the Medium Heavy advance Chang Zheng –Long March 5 Yao 6 Carrier Rocket….
[The final battle of the 2023 Wenchang Launch Site! Chang Zheng –Long March 5 Yao 6 Carrier Rocket…. vigorously sends “superstar”]
At 21:41 on December 15, 2023, the “Yaogan 41” satellite was launched from Wenchang Aerospace by the “Long March 5 Yaoliu” launch vehicle Station 101 of the launch site was ignited and launched, and the satellite successfully entered the predetermined orbit.
The “Yonggan 41” satellite is a large high-orbit optical remote sensing satellite, mainly used in the fields of land census, crop yield estimation, environmental management, meteorological warning and forecasting, and comprehensive disaster prevention and reduction.
The “Chang 5” rocket is 56.97 meters long, has a core diameter of 5 meters, a booster diameter of 3.35 meters, a take-off mass of about 874 tons, and a take-off thrust of 1,068 tons. Its geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) The transport capacity is 14 tons. This rocket uses a newly developed long fairing with a diameter of 5.2 meters and a length of 18.5 meters. The height of the entire rocket is increased to about 63 meters, making it the tallest rocket currently in service in Asia and even the Eastern Hemisphere.
This launch is the first launch of the ” advance Chang Zheng –Long March 5 ” rocket in 2023, the fourth launch of the Wenchang Launch Site, the 61st launch in China, and the 205th launch in the world. At the same time, this launch is the final battle at the Wenchang launch site this year.
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…..
[Zhuque-3 reusable liquid oxygen methane launch vehicle] 1. It uses Blue Arrow Aerospace’s self-developed Tianque series liquid oxygen methane engine. The first sub-stage uses 9 TQ-12B engines, and the second sub-stage is equipped with 1 TQ-15B vacuum engine. 2. The low-orbit carrying capacity for one-time missions reaches 21.3t, the recovery mission in the flight area reaches 18.3t, and the return recovery mission reaches 12.5t 3. In the future, the first stage of the rocket can be reused up to 20 times 4. It is expected to be launched in 2025 Capable of first
[Suzaku 3 officially released, stainless steel rocket, methane fuel, recyclable, 9 machines in parallel, 4.5 meters in diameter, road transportation, capacity of more than 20 tons] After the successful launch of Zhuque 2 Yao 3, the Blue Arrow official website officially disclosed the information of the Suzaku 3 rocket .
It is expected to be capable of first flight in 2025. This first flight in 2025 seems crazy, but this rocket is smart in that it has not changed the engine. It is just an improved version of the TQ-12 of the current Suzaku 2. What needs to be solved is The problem with the bold choice of stainless steel storage tanks is gone. SpaceX’s starships are currently overweight due to their use of stainless steel. Domestic companies that follow the stainless steel route will also encounter similar problems. The current Suzaku 2 may also have the problem of overweight structure, resulting in substandard transportation capacity. The subsequent Suzaku 3 will be switched to stainless steel, which can be said to be very brave and the challenge is not small.
The diameter of the rocket is 4.5 meters, so it is impossible to transport it by special train (it is said that it cannot be scheduled for a special train). According to legend, it has been transported by road from Hainan to Jiuquan. The diameter of the fairing is 5.2 meters (very large), and the entire arrow is 76.6 meters in diameter. It is equipped with 4 sets of grid rudders and 4 deployable landing legs.
The rocket uses Blue Arrow Aerospace’s self-developed Tianque series liquid oxygen methane engine. The first sub-stage uses 9 TQ-12B engines, and the second sub-stage is equipped with 1 TQ-15B vacuum engine. The take-off thrust is 900 tons, and the liquid oxygen methane propellant is
disposable. The mission’s low-orbit carrying capacity reaches 21.3t, the recovery mission in the navigation area reaches 18.3t, and the return recovery mission reaches 12.5t.
In the future, a rocket stage can be reused up to 20 times.
On the Month of October- November 2023 Zhang Changwu, founder/CEO of Blue Arrow Aerospace As a guest speaker, attend this conference event of Aerospace Information Industry International Ecosystem Event 2023 It has finally been officially announced that Blue Arrow has developed the reusable Carrier Rocket stainless steel Suzaku 3 rocket….
Many people did not notice the details on. Blue Arrow disclosed for the first time its Suzaku 3, which will succeed Suzaku 2 Carrier Rocket – Reusable Carrier Rocket. Launch vehicle.
Judging from the picture, the one-time launch to low-Earth orbit has a transport capacity of 20 tons, the recovery area is 16.5 tons (not necessarily at sea), and the return transport capacity is 11 tons. Two-stage design, stainless steel storage tank, the diameter should be more than 4 meters by comparison, and it is suspected that 7 engines (maybe 9) are stuffed inside. First stage with grille rudder with deployable landing legs.
The railway transportation limit made by the Shanghai Institute is 3.8 meters. If it is 4 meters higher, it is equivalent to killing the possibility of inland launch? Or is there another way? After all, Landspace Blue Arrow spent a lot of effort on the launch pad in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, and People’s Republic of China. , so it is unlikely that they will be abandoned. What do you think?
Blue Arrow originally wanted to go to IAC for a press conference, but it was later cancelled for some reason. This time in China, it was taken the opportunity to release. There is nothing unexpected about the overall design. Perhaps the only exception is the use of stainless steel. It is the first mainstream private aerospace company in China to officially announce the use of stainless steel.
General Manager Changwu of Blue Arrow shared that no matter what, I have always recognized Blue Arrow’s hard work and development in the field of China’s commercial space launch vehicles, and I am grateful for its efforts and contributions to the commercialization of China’s launch vehicles. I will always believe in it. , as long as you keep working hard like this, @LANDSPACE Blue Arrow Aerospace will be realized sooner or later.
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 ..
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The world’s liquid oxygen methane rocket successfully entered orbit for the second time! Zhuque-2 takes the lead in entering the commercial launch stage
At 07:39 Hong Kong SAR- Beijing time on December 9th , 2023, the ” Suzaku -Zhuque-2″ Yao-3 carrier rocket carrying the three satellites “Honghu”, “Tianyi 33” and “Honghu-2” was ignited from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center Blue Arrow Space Launch Site Launched, the satellite was successfully placed into a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at an altitude of 460 kilometers.. Launching from酒泉卫星发射中心Jiuquan Satellite launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China .
The “Honghu” satellite is a 50-kilogram-class space science experimental satellite independently developed by Tianyi Research Institute. It is mainly equipped with a comprehensive electronic load, a xenon Hall propulsion load, and a krypton Hall propulsion load. It will complete the Hall propulsion orbit control function and Performance verification, comprehensive electronic load device and switch life verification and other tasks. The “Tianyi 33” satellite is a 50-kilogram space science experimental satellite jointly developed by the Tianyi Research Institute and Hunan University of Science and Technology. It is equipped with a remote sensing camera module and a number of new technology payloads.
“Honghu 2” is an experimental satellite developed by Shanghai Blue Arrow Hongqing Technology Co., Ltd. for low-orbit satellite constellation networking. It is equipped with a Hall electric propulsion system (xenon and krypton), a satellite integrated electronic system, and a new solar array. Innovative technologies such as self-developed products, on-orbit verification of large-scale orbit changes of satellites, high computing power operations on satellites, and new solar technologies provide technical support for my country’s satellite constellation networking.
Honghu satellite is a 50kg space science experimental satellite independently developed by Tianyi Research Institute. The satellite is mainly equipped with a comprehensive electronic payload, a xenon Hall propulsion load, and a krypton Hall propulsion load developed by Shanghai Blue Arrow Hongqing Technology Co., Ltd. It will complete the Hall propulsion orbit control function and performance verification, comprehensive electronic payload devices and Tasks such as switch machine life verification. This launch will be the first time that my country has used xenon and krypton permanent magnet electric propulsion systems to achieve a cumulative 100-kilometer-level orbit control test. It also plans to complete nearly 3,000 hours of on-orbit ignition testing and a 10,000-time switch life of the Hall electric propulsion system. verify.
The Honghu satellite is also equipped with the “Xingcheng II” argon ion thruster developed by Xingcheng Huiyu (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
The cost of this type of thruster is much lower than that of xenon and krypton. It is developed based on ion propulsion technology, with ionization and acceleration separated. The specific impulse can reach 1500s and the thrust adjustment range is large. At the same time, due to its integrated and centralized layout Designed for easier satellite installation and control. This type of thruster has high reliability and cost-effectiveness, and can be widely used in orbit control scenarios such as orbit entry, network attitude adjustment, and deorbiting of micro-satellites, which can significantly reduce the deployment cost of satellite constellations. This flight is the second on-orbit verification of this type of thruster. It mainly conducts on-orbit tests such as electromagnetic control, ignition, working and shutdown processes, and temperature measurement and control under long-term working conditions. It will provide support for the development and application of subsequent products. Provide technical support.
Tianyi 33 satellite is a 50kg space science experimental satellite jointly developed by Tianyi Research Institute and Hunan University of Science and Technology. The satellite is equipped with a remote sensing camera module and a number of new technology payloads, and for the first time adopts a number of Tianyi independent research and development platform technologies, which can provide more reliable temperature control, thermal protection and energy guarantee conditions for the normal on-orbit work of the payload. In particular, the satellite adopts newly developed thermal control technology to achieve precise temperature control of the satellite in the restricted space of space. The temperature control accuracy design value is better than 0.5°C. The temperature control energy consumption is expected to be reduced by more than 50%, and it can achieve high temperature Sensitive scientific research loads provide reliable environmental protection. At the same time, high-performance composite materials are also applied to the multiple layers of the Tianyi 33 satellite, which further improves the satellite’s radiation protection capabilities.
In terms of power supply, the Tianyi 33 satellite adopts the high-power long-term power supply technology independently developed by Tianyi for the first time, which enables the satellite to support the normal startup of high-current loads and meet the needs of uninterrupted on-orbit testing of the load. The Tianyi 33 satellite is also equipped with a scientific research load independently developed by Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications based on the open source real-time dual-core operating system RROS as the underlying architecture and based on the Rust language. This load will complete general tasks represented by tensorflow/k8s and real-time tasks represented by real-time file system and real-time network transmission on the satellite, and ensure the normal execution of upper-layer applications and scientific research tasks, such as satellite-to-ground delay measurement, Live video broadcast, satellite-based web chat service, pseudo-ssh experiment, etc. This marks the world’s first dual-core operating system written in Rust to be officially applied in satellite scenarios. While taking into account versatility and real-time performance, RROS achieves high security and low power consumption, better adapts to satellite scenarios and supports the complex application requirements of satellite payloads, and provides operating system guarantees for the next generation of standardized and universal satellite platforms.
“ZhuQue-2” (ZhuQue-2) is a medium-sized two-stage dual-cryogenic liquid launch vehicle independently developed by Blue Arrow Aerospace Company. The first and second stages all use liquid oxygen methane engines. The rocket is equipped with four “Tianque-12” (TQ-12) engines in the first stage, with a single thrust of 658.5 kilonewtons (about 67 tons) at sea level and a sea level specific impulse of 286 seconds. The four “Tianque-12” engines are combined in parallel. The body code is “Tianque-13” (TQ-13); the secondary main engine is a “Tianque-12” (TQ-12) engine, with a vacuum thrust of 776.5 kN (about 79 tons) and a vacuum specific impulse of 350 seconds. , equipped with a swimming engine “Tianque-11”, using a four-combustion chamber design, a vacuum thrust of 80 kN (about 8.2 tons), a vacuum specific impulse of 333 seconds, a “Tianque-12” and a “Tianque-12” The Que-11 combination is codenamed “Tianque-16” (TQ-16).
TheZhuque Suzaku- 2 Yaosan liquid oxygen methane carrier rocket is 49.5 meters long, with a diameter of 3.35 meters for the first and second stages and a fairing. It has a take-off mass of 220 tons (not including payload), a take-off thrust of 268 tons, and a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) capacity of 1.5 tons. It is an improved version. The 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit capacity will be increased to 4 tons, which can meet the needs of satellite deployment and spacecraft launch in low-Earth orbit.
Zhuque Suzaku- 2 Yaosan liquid oxygen methane carrier rocket Yaosan is the third rocket of the first batch of “Suzaku-2”. The three test arrows fully verified the correctness and coordination of the overall and sub-system plans of the “Zhuque-2”, and accumulated flight samples and a good data basis for subsequent design improvements and reliability improvements of rocket and engine products. , laying a solid foundation for the development of the “Suzaku-3” reusable liquid oxygen methane launch vehicle. This launch is the world’s first official commercial launch of a liquid oxygen methane rocket.
This launch is the second launch of the “Suzaku-2” rocket in 2023, the 31st launch of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the 58th launch of China, and the 201st launch of the world.
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…
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.
