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Launch start up CAS Space Kinetic-2 rocket completed critical test

The loading was implemented in stages, starting from the maximum internal pressure condition to the maximum overload condition, achieving the experimental goals perfectly. The displacement and strain data obtained during this experiment also showed a high degree of consistency with the simulation forecast results.

Currently, all tasks for the maiden flight mission of Kinetic-2 are progressing rapidly. It is planned to launch the test spacecraft of the Qingzhou cargo spacecraft this September 2025.


Qingzhou cargo spacraft

 

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Launch start up iSpace Hyperbola 3 rocket marked new milestone

The self-developed and manufactured Hyperbola-3 carrier rocket successfully completed the hydraulic strength test of its 4.2m diameter first-stage methane tank, with officials announcing that the “first flight has accelerated.”


During the tests, the first-stage methane tank of the Hyperbola-3 carrier rocket was pressurized incrementally up to the predetermined pressure level, maintaining stable pressure for 15 minutes without any drop or leakage, demonstrating excellent product condition. This meets the design specifications. The trials confirmed that the storage tank's structural strength and seal integrity satisfy the design criteria, ensuring safe and reliable storage and transportation of methane fuel during the launch and flight phases of the rocket. This milestone indicates that all first-stage tanks of the Hyperbola-3 carrier rocket are now qualified to proceed to the next phase of work, laying a solid foundation for the rocket’s maiden flight in late 2025.

 

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China's crewed Moon rover Exploration enters manufacturing phase



Long March 10 launch vehicle, the Mengzou crewed spacecraft, the Lanyue lunar lander, the Wangyu lunar suit, the Exploration manned lunar rover, etc., are currently in the initial sample development stage and have achieved phased progress. The relevant testing and launch facilities for the lunar mission at the Wenchang launch site are under development and construction in an orderly manner. The ground systems including telemetry, tracking and command (TT&C) and landing fields have completed their overall plans and will soon start various project constructions.

 

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Chinese Orbital Launch Stats in 2024

 

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Chinese VTVL Test Stats in 2024

 

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Human spaceflight update:
A Long March 2F rocket will launch Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft with three Chinese astronauts to dock with China Space Station for 180-day mission on 24 Apr 2025.

Mission patch

 

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Six Zhuque-2 orbital launches expected in 2025

Since the beginning of the year, launch start up LandSpace has completed the assembly of two rockets and they are currently awaiting launch at the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Test Zone. Another Zhuque-2E carrier rocket has reached nearly 70% completion in its assembly process at the Jiaxing base. Currently, the assembly of major pipelines for the propulsion system and the cable avionics systems is underway. In 2025, LandSpace expects to launch six Zhuque-2E carrier rockets.

 

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Launch start up SpaceEpoch XZY-1 rocket preps for splash down test



"The full-scale stainless steel rocket 'XZY-1 4200 is about to undergo sea soft landing recovery tests. The objectives of this test mission include: challenging engine shutdown at high altitude, secondary ignition, whole rocket hovering above sea surface, and verifying sea soft landing recovery."

 

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80 T methalox engine YF-209 hot fire test on 12 Mar 2025

 

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Rocket engine start up SpaceCircling 85T kerolox engine Qiaolong 1 hot fire test on 17Jan 2025

 

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Launch start up CosmoLeap raises millions of dollars

 

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Launch start up LandSpace TQ-12A methalox engines

 

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Launch start up LandSpace TQ-15A methalox engine

 

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First photo of the Zhuque-3 launch vehicle's engine compartment was released on 1 Apr 2025.

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