China's Space Program Thread II

[by78]

Judging by the size, this is a Zhuque-3 being transported. Perhaps on her way to the 1st-stage static fire test?

In a major milestone, LandSpace has successfully completed the 1st-stage static fire test of the Zhuque-3 launch vehicle.

 

[gelgoog]

Zhuque-3 is a pretty impressive rocket. Methalox with similar performance to Falcon 9.

 

[Tomboy]

Zhuque-3 is a pretty impressive rocket. Methalox with similar performance to Falcon 9.

ZQ-3 will also be upgraded later on to provide even better payload performance than the Falcon 9 all the while being cheaper due to Methalox with faster turnaround time and could possibly even more reuses.

 

[by78]

Another photo of the Liaowang-1 space tracking ship.

 

[by78]

Zhongke's resuable Liqing-1 and Liqing-2 engines (thrust specs upgraded to 30 tons and 110 tons, respectively),

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Zhongke/CAS Space has successfully conducted the first full-system hot test run of its Liqing-1 reusable LOX/Kerosene engine. The test lasted 180 seconds, during which the an engine restart was performed.

 

[by78]

Beijing Cangyu Communications Technology plans to

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composed of 4 GEO satellites, 6 MEO satellites and 3 IGSO satellites. The company plans to launch the first of these around the end of 2026.

More information on the launch schedule. The three IGSO satellites will be launched in 2027, and the constellation will be completed in 2030.

 

[by78]

The Long March 10 lineup.

 

[by78]

In a major milestone, LandSpace has successfully completed the 1st-stage static fire test of the Zhuque-3 launch vehicle.

More high-resolution images of the Zhuque-3 first stage test vehicle.

 

[tphuang]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1936172273041592379

ChinaSat-9C has been launched. The big news here is that all the TV and communication satellites that China uses are domestically made, since it replaced ChinaSat-9, which was the last foreign made one.

 

[by78]

^^^ Three images from the launch, which was carried out by a Long March 3B rocket. This marked the 582nd flight of the Long March series. ChinaSat-9C is built on the enhanced Dongfanghong-4 satellite bus and weighs 5.5 tons. It has a service life of 15 years.