Chinese private space industry

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Space Launch startup Aerospace Propulsion test fired its 10 ton thrust metholox in Jan 2023

 

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Space Launch startup Aerospace Propulsion test fired its 10 ton thrust metholox in Jan 2023
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Space launch startup Space Pioneer test fired its 30 ton thrust kerolox engine

 

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Space launch startup Space Circling 2 ton thrust kerolox engine Little Dragon hot test yesterday

 

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Space launch startup Space Circling 2 ton thrust kerolox engine Little Dragon hot test yesterday
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Space Circling 100 ton thrust kerolox engine Red Dragon 1 is in development

 

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List of active space launch startups as of Jan 2023
1.Galactic Energy
2.Land Space
3.Space Pioneer
4.iSpace
5.Deep Blue Aerospace
6.OrienSpace
7.Rocket Pie
8.AAEngine
9.Space Circling
10.Space Tai
11.Link Space
12.Space Epoch
13.One Space
14.Space Trek

Note: CAS Space is not included in the list for its close link to state-owned institutions

 

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Space launch startup Space Pioneer Tianlong-2 wet dress rehearsal 15 Jan 2023
Tianlong-2 is a kerolox fueled rocket with a payload capacity of 2 tons to LEO. The first launch of Tianlong-2 is scheduled for later half of the year.

 

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Space launch startup Space Transportation completed 16 suborbital launches in 2022.

Space Transportation is a startup dedicated to suborbital spaceflight.

 

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JZJY 70 ton thrust methalox engine hot test today

 

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Space launch startup Galactic Energy Ceres-1's fifth orbital launch is delayed to Jan 2023 from Dec 2022

Ceres-1's sixth launch is set for 15 March 2023.

 

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Space launch startup Galactic Energy kerolox rocket engine factory

 

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Space launch startup Space Pioneer 110 ton thrust kerolox engine TH-12 second full system hot fire test in Feb 2023

 

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Space launch startup Space Pioneer Tianlong-2 wet dress rehearsal 15 Jan 2023
Tianlong-2 is a kerolox fueled rocket with a payload capacity of 2 tons to LEO.
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The first launch of the kerolox fueled Tianlong-2 rocket is scheduled for March 2023.

 

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SEPOCH raises $14.7 million in B round funding

Chinese space launch startup SEPOCH(Space Epoch) raises $14.7 million in Series B round funding to develop its methane powered rocket in Feb 2023

 

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Unconfirmed sources: Space Pioneer Tianlong-2 kerolox fueled rocket will make its first orbital launch 16 Feb 2023.

 

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Space launch startup Space Pioneer 110 ton thrust kerolox engine TH-12 second full system hot fire test in Feb 2023
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Unconfirmed sources: Space Pioneer Tianlong-2 kerolox fueled rocket will make its first orbital launch 16 Feb 2023.
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If successful, Tianlong-2 will be the first Chinese private liquid rocket to make it to orbit.

 

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All the Chinese private orbital launch attempts as of Feb 2023.
Success rate: 50%

Commercialized state-owned Kuaizhou series, Smart Dragon series & Lijian series etc are not included