China commercial aerospace<\/p>\n
1. Tianhui Aerospace\u2019s \u201cQiaolong-1\u201d engine successfully completed a 50-second test run<\/p>\n
On April 11, Tianhui Aerospace’s self-developed 85-ton staged combustion pumping cycle liquid oxygen kerosene rocket engine “Qiaolong No. 1” (QL-1) successfully completed the complete machine test run at Tianhui Aerospace’s Tongchuan test base. The test run lasted 50 seconds.<\/p>\n
Hello space:<\/p>\n
This test run not only verified the engine’s continuous working ability under medium working conditions, but also marked that it has initially met the technical conditions for a 200-second long-distance test run. <\/p>\n
2. The Zhuque-3 test arrow was assembled and the 100th engine rolled off the assembly line.<\/p>\n
According to a CCTV military report on April 15, the Zhuque No. 3 power test rocket has completed its final assembly. At the same time, the supporting Tianque series engines also ushered in the successful rollout of the 100th engine.<\/p>\n
Hello space:<\/p>\n
Zhuque-3 is moving from the research and development stage to the verification stage of its actual launch capabilities. The mass production of the Tianque series engines also provides strong support for the first flight of Zhuque-3 planned for the second half of this year. <\/p>\n
3. Hyperbolic No. 3 first-level liquid oxygen tank completed low-temperature static test<\/p>\n
On April 17, the first-stage liquid oxygen tank of Interstellar Glory’s Hyperbola III rocket successfully completed a low-temperature static test, fully verifying the suitability and reliability of the tank and related systems working together.<\/p>\n
Hello space:<\/p>\n
The successful completion of this test accelerated the development process of the Hyperbola-3 launch vehicle, marking that its first-level tank is fully qualified for flight testing, laying a solid foundation for subsequent first flight missions.<\/p>\n
4. The vibration test of Lijian No. 2 full-arrow pipeline was a complete success<\/p>\n
Recently, the vibration test of the full-arrow pipeline of China Aerospace Lijian-2 was successfully completed. Test data shows that all tested pipelines have good structure and air tightness under excess load, and their dynamic response is in line with design expectations.<\/p>\n
Hello space:<\/p>\n
The success of this test has verified the maturity of the piping system design. Lijian 2 will be transferred to the final assembly of the entire rocket at the end of April, steadily advancing the first flight plan in September.<\/p>\n
5. Hainan releases 14 aerospace industry investment projects<\/p>\n
On April 14, the Hainan Free Trade Port Global Industry Investment Conference and aerospace industry special investment matchmaking meeting were held in Haikou. At the meeting, 14 aerospace industry investment projects were announced and six major special actions were deployed.<\/p>\n
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This investment fair fully demonstrated Hainan’s all-round layout in the aerospace industry, and it is expected to build a complete system covering the entire industrial chain in the next few years. <\/p>\n
6. The Pingtian constellation is released, and the first star “Chizhou-1” is scheduled to be launched by the end of the year<\/p>\n
On April 15, the “Pingtian Constellation” project was officially launched in Chizhou. It plans to deploy no less than 60 heterogeneous satellites in low orbit in three phases. The first satellite “Chizhou No. 1” will be launched by the “Plasma No. 1” rocket at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n
Hello space:<\/p>\n
The Pingtian constellation uses heterogeneous satellites to build an efficient network that integrates communication and computing power, and opens up multi-satellite and multi-source data interfaces. It is expected to become an important support platform for space-based computing power.<\/p>\n
7. New developments in \u201cultra-low orbit real-life three-dimensional satellite constellation\u201d<\/p>\n
On April 11, Academician Liu Xianlin’s team registered and established the main company for satellite constellation construction and operation – Ultra-Low Orbit (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., planning to build an ultra-low orbit real-life three-dimensional satellite constellation.<\/p>\n
Hello space:<\/p>\n
Currently, the company is still in the financing and technology verification stage, and plans to achieve daily updates of global real-life 3D data by 2030 to meet the growing demand for 3D space intelligent applications.<\/p>\n
8. Zhixing Space and DBSPACE reached strategic cooperation<\/p>\n
On April 16, Smart Star Space officially signed a cooperation agreement with Malaysian company DBSPACE. The two parties will work together to promote the construction and operation of satellite constellation systems in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n
Hello space:<\/p>\n
Smart Star Space and DBSPACE will help China’s satellite industry accelerate its “going overseas” and deploy constellation networks in Southeast Asia, which will not only expand the international market, but also demonstrate the new momentum of domestic satellites in global competition. <\/p>\n
9. China successfully built the first three-star constellation in the earth-moon space<\/p>\n
Recently, three satellites deployed and developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Class A strategic pilot project “DRO Exploration and Research in Earth-Moon Space” have stably established a million-kilometer-level inter-satellite measurement communication link in the cis-lunar space, marking that my country has successfully built the world’s first three-star constellation in the cis-lunar space.<\/p>\n
Hello space:<\/p>\n
After DRO-A, DRO-B, and DRO-L Samsung completed the interconnection network, my country achieved the in-orbit verification of “satellite tracking satellites” for the first time in the world, providing an efficient and feasible technical path for large-scale earth-lunar space commercial activities in the future. <\/p>\n
international commercial aerospace<\/p>\n
1. SpaceX sets new single rocket reuse record<\/p>\n
On April 14, Falcon 9 was successfully launched from Launch Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, successfully sending 27 new-generation Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n
Hello space:<\/p>\n
This mission is the 27th successful launch and recovery of Falcon 9, breaking its previous record of 26 reuses. At the same time, this is also the 460th mission of Falcon 9 and the 43rd launch this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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