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Hyperbola-1

双曲线一号

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

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Variants
2
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
8
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
260 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
201910
202120
202210
202320
202410
202510
202601
202701
202801
202901
203001
203101
203201
203301
203401
203501
203601

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Shuang Quxian 1
LEO260 kg300 kmUnknownGlobalSecurity Hyperbola/SQX-1 profile
Shuang Quxian 1 3
LEO260 kg300 kmUnknownGlobalSecurity Hyperbola/SQX-1 profile

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch
EXSQ
Shuang Quxian 1 3
Jul 29, 2025
Launch 2024-F03
Shuang Quxian 1
Jul 10, 2024
DEAR-1
Shuang Quxian 1 3
Dec 17, 2023
Test Payload

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Shuang Quxian 1
Not stated5Active
Shuang Quxian 1 3
Not stated3Active
203701
203801
203901
204001
204101

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2027Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2028Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2029Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2030Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2031Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2032Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2033Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2034Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2035Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2036Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2037Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2038Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2039Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2040Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
2041Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center125%Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2026 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2027 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2028 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2029 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2030 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2031 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Shuang Quxian 1 3
Apr 7, 2023
Launch 2022-F02
Shuang Quxian 1
May 13, 2022
Launch 2021-F05
Shuang Quxian 1
Aug 3, 2021
Launch 2021-F01
Shuang Quxian 1
Feb 1, 2021
CAS-7B
Shuang Quxian 1
Jul 25, 2019

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Track
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2032 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2033 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2034 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2035 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2036 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
2037 · 25% confidence
1

Catalog-completeness placeholder for active Hyperbola-1 family; not used by latest forecast capacity snapshot.

Mentions
59
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
0.0-5.0
Actions

i-Space’s Hyperbola-1 launch vehicle still has a success rate of about 50%.

CapabilityValue 3.0May 27, 2026You know @SpaceX is doing sth right w/ Starship when Chinese private LSP i-Space (whose Hyperbola-1 still struggles w/ 50% success & methane/LOX Hyperbola-3 some ways from flying) has an article detailing Starship V3 & Flight 12 & “lessons to be learnt”…

iSpace’s Hyperbola-1 has flown eight times since July 2019 and failed during flight four times.

General
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Capability
Value 4.0
May 1, 2026
Hyperbola-3 Hardware Qualified Before First Flight, New Funding Round

Previous Hyperbola-1 launches did not have identified drop zones within China's borders.

GeneralValue 1.8Jan 17, 2026Ah...huh? Suddenly this long-delayed-till-today first launch of the Ceres-2 might have the honor of Chinese launchers at its shoulders now that the "national team" had its 1st full failure in almost 6 years! Can it score a good debut launch within the next hour?

i-Space recently tested larger fairings with a diameter of 1.6 meters for its Hyperbola-1 launch vehicle.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jan 1, 2026i-Space recently tested larger fairings (φ1.6m) for Hyperbola-1

i-Space tested larger fairings with a diameter of 1.6 meters for its Hyperbola-1 rocket.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 3.7Jan 1, 2026i-Space recently tested larger fairings (φ1.6m) for Hyperbola-1

Hyperbola-1 Y10 successfully launched the HS-9 imaging satellite from Jiuquan at 04:11 UTC on July 29.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 1, 2026i-Space recently tested larger fairings (φ1.6m) for Hyperbola-1

The Hyperbola-1, a small Chinese commercial rocket from iSpace, failed to reach orbit due to an anomaly during its fourth stage.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jul 15, 2024When a workhorse falters

The Hyperbola-1 has experienced four failures in seven flights.

GeneralValue 3.5Jul 15, 2024When a workhorse falters

A Chinese commercial Hyperbola-1 rocket lost its payloads after its fourth stage experienced an anomaly late on 2024-07-10.

PlanValue 3.0Jul 12, 2024China’s Long March 6A rocket appears to have an orbital debris problem

Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Ltd. (iSpace) reached orbit in 2019 as the first privately funded Chinese company to do so with the solid-fueled Hyperbola-1.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Jul 11, 2024Chinese commercial rocket firm suffers 4th launch failure

Beijing-based iSpace’s four-stage solid Hyperbola-1 rocket lifted off from Jiuquan spaceport at 7:40 p.m. Eastern (2340 UTC) on 2024-07-10.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 11, 2024Chinese commercial rocket firm suffers 4th launch failure

iSpace became the first privately funded Chinese company to reach orbit in 2019 with the solid-fueled Hyperbola-1 rocket.

GeneralValue 3.5Nov 2, 2023China’s iSpace launches and lands rocket test stage

iSpace had achieved orbit with Hyperbola-1 in 2019 and subsequently experienced three consecutive launch failures before 2023.

GeneralValue 4.0Feb 13, 2023Launches of Chinese commercial rockets could double in 2023

Beijing-based iSpace became the first private Chinese launch company to reach orbit in 2019 with Hyperbola-1.

GeneralCapabilityValue 3.5May 20, 2022Chinese launch startup Orienspace raises $59.9 million in Series A round

The 2022-05-13 Hyperbola-1 mission was the first Chinese orbital launch attempt in 2022 that did not rely on a Long March rocket and was also the first failure among China’s 2022 launches.

GeneralPlanValue 3.6May 13, 2022Chinese rocket company suffers third consecutive launch failure

Chinese state media Xinhua confirmed the iSpace Hyperbola-1 failure four hours after the 2022-05-13 launch.

GeneralValue 3.0May 13, 2022Chinese rocket company suffers third consecutive launch failure

The fourth Hyperbola-1 launch from iSpace lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 3:09 a.m. Eastern on 2022-05-13.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5May 13, 2022Chinese rocket company suffers third consecutive launch failure

Private firm iSpace launched two Hyperbola-1 solid rockets in 2021 and both launches failed.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Feb 9, 2022China plans more than 50 space launches in 2022

iSpace is preparing a fourth Hyperbola-1 solid rocket launch after two consecutive failures and could launch the methane–liquid oxygen Hyperbola-2 in 2022.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 9, 2022China plans more than 50 space launches in 2022

Commercial Chinese launch vehicles active during 2016–2021 included Smart Dragon-1, Kuaizhou-1A, Hyperbola-1, and Ceres-1.

GeneralValue 2.6Jan 28, 2022China presents space plans and priorities in new white paper