China's Space Program Thread II

[escobar]

There are rumors that Shiyan-28B 01 didn't make it into orbit. At this time, NORAD hasn't catalogued the satellite and Progress MS-31 got the 2025-145 international designator.

Do you have any information about this?

Thank you!

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[by78]

iSpace/Interstellar Glory/Space Honor has carried out a series of (three) test runs on its production ready JD-2 engines to verify design optimizations implemented into to the final design. The successful completion of these tests marks the beginning of mass production of the JD-2 engine.

JD-2 specs:
– Thrust: 85 tons
– Specific impulse: 289 seconds
– Thrust (vacuum): 105 tons
– Thrust (vacuum): 351 seconds
– Thrust range: 35% to 115%
– Capable of ≥3 starts per flight
– TWR: >100
– Can be reused ≥30 times

iSpace/Interstellar Glory/Space Honor has carried out a second batch of hot fire tests of the 70N attitude control engine intended for its Hyperbola-3 launch vehicle. A total of 27 ignitions were carried out, lasting some 1,330 seconds. The performance meets all design parameters and is consistent with the results from the first batch of tests.

 

[by78]

An illustration from a paper on mathematical modeling for the recovery of the reusable Long March 10A rocket.

 

[by78]

Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft is being transferred to launchpad.

 

[sangye]

iSpace/Interstellar Glory/Space Honor has carried out a second batch of hot fire tests of the 70N attitude control engine intended for its Hyperbola-3 launch vehicle.

You missed a few names there, StarCraft Glory, Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology LTD. and soon more.

 

[Asug]

Two nice images taken by Chang'e-5 and -6 missions in 2024.

Is it possible to find somewhere the raw original source of this Chang'e 6 photo?

 

[TheRathalos]

SP recently completed static test of its newly designed TL-3 engine bay. 127 reliability improvements and growth measures have been implemented, along with 13 new ground verification tests, in an effort to make the Tianlong-3 the most cost-effective, most reliable, and most trusted large-scale launch vehicle.
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And Henan Aerospace Industry Fund (Shuanghang Fund) invested ¥500M in Space Pioneer for Development and Industrialisation projects in Gongyi:

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" Shuanghang Fund was jointly initiated and established by Henan Investment Group Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Zhongrongchuang Industrial Investment Co., Ltd., and Gongyi State-owned Assets Investment and Operation Co., Ltd., and Shenzhen Guoyu Gaohua Investment Management Co., Ltd. serves as the fund manager"

Despite the 6/30 incident, Space Pioneer is still welcome in the city of Gongyi.

Is it possible to find somewhere the raw original source of this Chang'e 6 photo?

It is either a composite or a render, the shadows on the south pole don't match the lighting.

 

[by78]

Tianzhou-9 cargo craft will carry 6.5 tons of supplies, experiments, and equipment to the Chinese space station. Among the cargo are two new EVA suits with improved lifespan (from 15 uses in three years to 20 uses in four years).

 

[GulfLander]

You missed a few names there, StarCraft Glory, Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology LTD. and soon more.

Whats their registered name tho?

 

[supercat]

If in-orbit refueling is such a feat, then there is a long way to go to use a variant of SpaceX's Starship for manned moon landing, which requires in-orbit refueling.

China’s Shijian satellite pair appears to dock in orbit for historic refuelling mission​

Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 ‘appeared visually merged in optical sensor data’, space tracking firm says, a feat US seeks to match by 2026

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