This afternoon, a rocket fell suddenly in Gongyi, Henan. Subsequently, Tianbing Technology, the company to which the rocket belongs, issued an announcement to explain the accident.
And in the comment area, I found a problem, it turns out that there are a lot of netizens who don't know that there are private rocket companies in China!
Then I will tell you that China not only has private rocket companies, but also is very strong!
As of the beginning of 2023, there are 433 registered and effectively operating commercial aerospace enterprises in China.
Let's talk about a few more representative companies!
1. Blue Arrow Aerospace:
Founded: June 2015
Main products:
ZQ-3: This is China's first stainless steel launch vehicle, which aims to help China's commercial rockets enter the era of high capacity, reusability and low cost.
Tianque (TQ-12A): 80-ton improved liquid oxygen methane engine, with reusable ability, thrust and specific impulse compared with the basic model, with thrust adjustment and high-precision control of mixing ratio and other functions.
Achievements: The successful completion of the launch of the Suzaku 2 Yao-2 launch vehicle marks the continuous reliability of the liquid oxygen methane launch vehicle technology, and has entered the stage of large-scale production and market-oriented delivery.
2. Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Co., Ltd.:
Founded: October 2016
Main products: Hyperbola-1 series launch vehicles
Achievements: On July 25, 2019, China's private space launch vehicle was successfully launched for the first time and put into orbit with high precision, and Interstellar Glory became the first private company in China to achieve rocket orbit.
3. Galaxy Power:
Founded: February 2018
Main products: small solid launch vehicles of the Ceres series and medium-sized reusable liquid launch vehicles of the Zhishenstar family
Achievement: On November 7, 2020, the Ceres-1 launch vehicle successfully made its maiden flight at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China.
4. Tianbing Technology:
Founded: June 15, 2015
Main product: Tianlong-2 launch vehicle
Achievements: On April 2, 2023, the Tianlong-2 Yao-1 carrier rocket successfully made its maiden flight at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in mainland China, and the launch mission was a complete success.
5. Oriental Space:
Founded: October 17, 2016
Main product: Gravity-1 launch vehicle
Achievements: It has created many records such as the world's largest solid launch vehicle with take-off thrust and the world's first all-solid bundled (solid core stage + solid booster power) launch vehicle.
6. Zero One Space:
Founded: June 2015
Main product: OS-X family of launch vehicles
Achievements: It has completed four rounds of financing, with a total financing of nearly 800 million yuan.
7. Star Exploration:
Founded: 2015-06-29
Main product: Exploration 1 series launch vehicles
Achievements: On December 25, 2019, the Explorer-1 China Science and Technology City Star launch vehicle successfully made its first flight.
8. Deep Blue Aerospace:
Founded: November 2016
Main product: Nebula-1 launch vehicle
Features: Support the recovery and reuse technology of one sub-stage of the rocket, and the parallel connection technology of multiple engines.
The above is just an introduction to some of China's private rocket companies, in fact, there are many other companies actively exploring and contributing in this field. The development of these companies has not only promoted the progress of commercial space technology in mainland China, but also injected new vitality into the global commercial space field.
When many people talk about private rocket companies, they will think of Musk's SpaceX, but they don't know that there are so many private rocket companies in China, and they have made remarkable achievements in many fields.
This is largely due to the fact that China's private enterprises are very low-key, they develop quietly, concentrate on scientific research, and rarely carry out publicity for capital needs.
However, we must remember that it is precisely because of the existence of these private rocket companies that the development of China's aerospace industry as a whole has been promoted, and the progress of aerospace science and technology in the entire world has also been promoted.
In the field of private aerospace, there is not only Musk, but also China!