Chinese Private Space

[skywatcher]

Galactic Energy Pallas-1 rocket

Manufacturer: Galactic Energy Space Technology Co., LTD
Propellant: LOX/RP-1
Height: 52 m
Diameter: 3.35 m
Take off mass: 257 t
LEO: 5 t
First flight: Q4 2024
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[skywatcher]

Zhuque-2 moves a step closer to second orbital launch in June 2023

 

[Blademaster]

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its a falcon 9 copy.

 

[skywatcher]

its a falcon 9 copy.

Watch Dongfang Hour for more details:

 

[skywatcher]

its a falcon 9 copy.

I believe this is the real Chinese version of Falcon-9

Name: Tianlong-3 or TL-3
Manufacturer: Space Pioneer
Take off mass: 590 t
Diameter: 3.8 m
Fuel: LOX/RP-1
LEO: >20 t (non-reusable version)
SSO: 15 t (non-reusable version)
First flight: March 2024
Purpose:
Equivalent of state-owned Long March 5, low-cost alternative of launching Guowang mega-constellation, candidate for CSS cargo delivery

 

[skywatcher]

Zhuque-2 moves a step closer to second orbital launch in June 2023View attachment 208413
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The third Zhuque-2 rocket begins assembly

 

[skywatcher]

The third Zhuque-2 rocket begins assembly
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[skywatcher]

The third Zhuque-2 rocket begins assembly
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80 t thrust methalox engine TH-15A as first stage of Zhuque-2

 

[skywatcher]

80 t thrust methalox engine TH-15A as first stage of Zhuque-2
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[skywatcher]

Kinetica-1 is a semi-private or semi-state-owned solid orbital launcher developed by space launch company CAS Space founded in 2018.

It has a payload capacity of 2 t to LEO or 1.5 t to SSO equivalent to ESA Vega-C rocket.

 

[skywatcher]

Kinetica-1 is a semi-private or semi-state-owned solid orbital launcher developed by space launch company CAS Space founded in 2018.

It has a payload capacity of 2 t to LEO or 1.5 t to SSO equivalent to ESA Vega-C rocket.
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[skywatcher]

Kinetica-1 is a semi-private or semi-state-owned solid orbital launcher developed by space launch company CAS Space founded in 2018.

It has a payload capacity of 2 t to LEO or 1.5 t to SSO equivalent to ESA Vega-C rocket.
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you can tell from the launch support system that it's not the same as those ordinary state-owned launchers.

 

[skywatcher]

Kinetica-1 is a semi-private or semi-state-owned solid orbital launcher developed by space launch company CAS Space founded in 2018.

It has a payload capacity of 2 t to LEO or 1.5 t to SSO equivalent to ESA Vega-C rocket.
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Kinetica-1 is currently the largest Chinese solid launcher. But it will soon be eclipsed by the private Orienspace Gravity-1 rocket this year, which has a payload capacity of 6.5 t LEO.

 

[skywatcher]

Kinetica-1 is a semi-private or semi-state-owned solid orbital launcher developed by space launch company CAS Space founded in 2018.

It has a payload capacity of 2 t to LEO or 1.5 t to SSO equivalent to ESA Vega-C rocket.
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For clarity, I'm not gonna list Kinetica-1 as a purely private launcher in the same way as Zhuque-2, Tianlong-2, Ceres-1 & Hyperbola-1.

 

[skywatcher]

For clarity, I'm not gonna list Kinetica-1 as a purely private launcher in the same way as Zhuque-2, Tianlong-2, Ceres-1 & Hyperbola-1.
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[skywatcher]

For clarity, I'm not gonna list Kinetica-1 as a purely private launcher in the same way as Zhuque-2, Tianlong-2, Ceres-1 & Hyperbola-1.
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CAS Space will conduct two more launches(4 in total) this year.

 

[skywatcher]

CAS Space will conduct two more launches(4 in total) this year.
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According to CAS Space, a LOX/RP-1 fueled medium lift rocket(LEO: >10 t) is under development.

 

[skywatcher]

Zhuque-2 moves a step closer to second orbital launch in June 2023View attachment 208413
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6 June satellite images shows Zhuque-2 is on the launch pad.
Zhuque-2 second orbital launch attempt is possibly targeted for 18 June 2023

 

[skywatcher]

Kinetica-1 is currently the largest Chinese solid launcher. But it will soon be eclipsed by the private Orienspace Gravity-1 rocket this year, which has a payload capacity of 6.5 t LEO.
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It is reported Kinetica-1 and the state-owned sea-launch Smart Dragon-3 share the same origin.

 

[skywatcher]

Update: Galactic Energy Ceres-1's 6th orbital flight
Launch date: 25 July 2023
Payload: unknown

Update: Galactic Energy Ceres-1's next orbital flight is possibly targeted for 22 June 2023.
Payload: Arctic Channel Monitoring Scientific Experiment Satellite