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At around 20:50 on the evening of June 6, 2024, Beijing time, the Starship successfully completed its fourth orbital-level test flight at the Boca Chica Starship Base in Texas, USA, and the first-level super-heavy booster successfully landed softly. Previously, the starship has completed three test flights, on April 20, 2023, November 18, 2023, and March…

For commercial aerospace, “cost” is an unavoidable topic. Taking the low-orbit satellite Internet industry as an example, if the construction cost of the satellite communication system is too high, the cost will inevitably be passed on to downstream consumers, causing satellite communication service charges to be too high, which is not conducive to attracting users…

On July 23, 2025, Shanghai Yuanxin issued a bidding announcement for the 2025 launch vehicle service procurement project. Package 2 is a three-time, one-rocket, 18-star launch service. The service/delivery period is from the date of contract signing to March 2026. Let’s talk briefly about package 2. Tender details 1.Requirements (1) The one-rocket 18-star launch service…

In March 2026, global commercial aerospace will continue to operate at high frequency. The industry trend has more clearly shifted towards engineering verification, production capacity implementation, infrastructure construction and acceleration of constellation deployment. 01 Industry overview this month 1. Global commercial spaceflight continues to launch at high frequencies, and SpaceX still dominates global launches and…

The international commercial aerospace field is experiencing technological disruption and market restructuring. Traditional giants and innovative companies are competing on the same stage. Low cost, high efficiency and sustainability have become the core competitive points of the industry. Today we will learn about: Top 10 international commercial rocket companies. 1 SpaceX (USA) SpaceX By Elon…

Phase I project 1. Overview of the first phase project The Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site is located in Dongjiao Town, Wenchang City, Hainan Province. The first-phase project investment is about 4 billion yuan, including the technical area and the launch area. The technical area covers an area of ​​about 695 acres; the launch area…

As the leading unit in domestic radar development, CETC 38 has participated in the development of multiple commercial satellites with SAR payloads, opening up the development path of my country’s commercial SAR satellite industry. Today let’s talk about: the “national team” of commercial aerospace—the 38th Institute of China Electronics Technology. 1 China Electronics Technology Institute…

1. The Thousand Sails Constellation has two false starts. On February 5, 2025, Yuanxin Satellite issued a bidding announcement for the “Qianfan Constellation 2025 Launch Service Project”. It planned to purchase nine rocket launch services with one rocket and 18 satellites, but it failed because there were less than three registered suppliers. On February 11,…

At 19:00 on March 30, 2026, the Lijian-2 Yaoyi carrier rocket developed by China Aerospace was successfully launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully sending the New Journey 01 satellite, the New Journey 02 satellite (Qingzhou preliminary prototype test spacecraft), and the Tianshi Satellite 01 satellite into the predetermined orbit. Lijian 2 adopts CBC…

1. Merlin engine (1) Merlin 1C The main installation targets of Merlin 1C are Falcon 1 and Falcon 9, which have been retired. 1.Basic information length quality fuel oxidizing agent combustion chamber Nozzle cooling method 2.92m 630 kg kerosene liquid oxygen 1 regenerative cooling 2.Performance parameters thrust (vacuum) thrust (sea level) specific impulse (vacuum) specific…