Hyperbola-1

The Hyperbola-1 solid rocket developed by private firm iSpace accounted for both of China’s two launch failures in 2021.

iSpace conducted a launch of a Hyperbola-1 four-stage solid rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at around 15:50 local time (3:50 a.m. Eastern) on 2021-08-03.

The first Hyperbola-1 rocket successfully sent a satellite into orbit in July 2019, making iSpace the first private Chinese launch company to achieve orbit.

Private company iSpace experienced a Hyperbola-1 solid rocket failure in early February 2021 and a return-to-flight was expected in July 2021.

iSpace completed fault location diagnosis, fault simulation and prediction, test verification and assessment and improvement measures after 28 days of investigation and analysis following the Hyperbola-1 failure.

Hyperbola-1 lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on 2021-02-01 as the second launch of a Hyperbola-1 vehicle.

iSpace plans to strengthen management and technical capabilities, enhance quality awareness, and improve risk identification following the Hyperbola-1 failure.

In January 2021 the commercial company iSpace failed to reach orbit with a second launch of its Hyperbola-1 solid rocket.

The Hyperbola-1 mission was China’s third launch attempt of 2021 following the Tiantong-1 (03) communications satellite and the Yaogan-31 (02) reconnaissance satellite group launches in January.

iSpace launched a Hyperbola-1 rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center that ended in apparent failure shortly after liftoff.

iSpace became the first nominally private Chinese launch company to achieve orbit with its first Hyperbola-1 rocket 18 months before the failed launch.

The Hyperbola-1 launch had been delayed from the second half of 2020.

iSpace achieved the first Chinese private orbital success with its Hyperbola-1 launch in July 2019.

iSpace is preparing to launch its second Hyperbola-1 solid launcher in early 2021.

iSpace became the first Chinese private firm to place a satellite in orbit in July 2019 using the Hyperbola-1 rocket.

iSpace was established in 2016 and is planning further launches of its solid Hyperbola-1 rocket.

The Hyperbola-1 (Y2) rocket passed electrical tests in April and completed fairing separation tests on 2020-04-13.

iSpace plans further Hyperbola-1 light-lift solid rocket launches in 2020 after becoming the first private Chinese launch company to place a satellite in orbit in July 2019.