Chinese private space industry

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Space launch startup Land Space's upgraded methalox engine 80 ton thurst (vacc.) TQ-15A full system hot fire test today.

 

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Space launch startup Land Space's upgraded methalox engine 80 ton thurst (vacc.) TQ-15A full system hot fire test today.
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the engine is for the second stage of the liquid launcher Zhuque-2.

 

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Space launch startup Land Space's upgraded methalox engine 80 ton thurst (vacc.) TQ-15A full system hot fire test today.
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Zhuque-2's first orbital launch date confirmed: 3 Dec 2022

 

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Space launch startup Land Space's upgraded methalox engine 80 ton thurst (vacc.) TQ-15A full system hot fire test today.
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Galactic Energy Ceres 1's 4th orbital launch

A Galactic Energy Ceres 1 rocket will launch Jilin-1 Gaofen satellites 15 Nov 2022.

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Galactic Energy Ceres 1's 4th orbital launch

A Galactic Energy Ceres 1 rocket will launch Jilin-1 Gaofen satellites 15 Nov 2022.
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According to Galactic Energy CEO, Ceres-1 next orbital launch will be launched from sea platform in late Dec 2022.

 

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According to Galactic Energy CEO, Ceres-1 next orbital launch will be launched from sea platform in late Dec 2022.

All the Ceres-1s

 

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All the Ceres-1s
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machine translate of the characters on the rockets
1: Jian Yang (maybe someplace)
2: Ping An Bank/Digital Pocket
3: Mino Space /You're not lonely with love/National Society Welfare Fund/Alibaba Public Welfare
4: Strive with me/Youth Cosmos

 

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Space launch startup AAEngine tested its landing legs

 

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Space launch startup Space Pioneer 110 ton thrust kerolox engine full system hot fire test today

 

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Space launch startup Space Pioneer 110 ton thrust kerolox engine full system hot fire test today
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Space launch startup Land Space's methane powered Zhuque-2 rocket transferred to launch pad for Dec 3 first orbital flight mission

 

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Space launch startup Space Pioneer 110 ton thrust kerolox engine full system hot fire test today
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Space launch startup Land Space rocket factory

 

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Startup AEROSPACE PROPULSION performed preburner and turbopump test of their 10t Canglong-2 Lox/Methane engine

 

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List of LOX/CH4 & LOX/RP-1 rocket engines developed by startups
Land Space 80 ton thrust methalox engine TQ-12
JZYJ 80 ton thrust methalox engine LY
iSpace 15 ton methalox engine JD-1
Aerospace Propulsion 10 ton thrust methalox engine CL-2
Link Space 5 ton thrust methalox engine Storm-5A

Space Pioneer 110 ton thrust kerolox engine TH-12
Galactic Energy 50 ton thrust kerolox engine CQ
Deep Blue Aerospace 45 ton thrust kerolox engine Thunder-R1
CAS Space 20 ton thrust kerolox engine XY-1
AAEngine 5 ton thrust kerolox engine YY-1A

 

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the LOX/CH4 fueled ZhuQue-2 rocket first orbital flight delayed to 7~14 Dec 2022.
ZhuQue-2 or ZQ-2, is a medium-lift methane powered rocket with a payload capacity of 6 tons to LEO.

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List of LOX/CH4 & LOX/RP-1 rocket engines developed by startups
Land Space 80 ton thrust methalox engine TQ-12
JZYJ 80 ton thrust methalox engine LY
Aerospace Propulsion 70 ton thrust methalox engine CL-1
iSpace 15 ton methalox engine JD-1
Link Space 5 ton thrust methalox engine Storm-5A

Space Pioneer 110 ton thrust kerolox engine TH-12
Galactic Energy 50 ton thrust kerolox engine CQ
Deep Blue Aerospace 45 ton thrust kerolox engine Thunder-R1
CAS Space 20 ton thrust kerolox engine XY-1
AAEngine 5 ton thrust kerolox engine YY-1A

Link Space 5 ton thrust methalox engine Storm-5A hot test on 26 Nov