航天科工火箭技术有限公司
ExPace, also known as CASIC Rocket Technology Company, is a Chinese state-owned commercial launch provider and a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC). Founded in 2016, ExPace focuses on providing cost-effective launch services for small satellites to low Earth orbit, primarily using its Kuaizhou (KZ) series of solid-fueled rockets. The company is developing reusable methane-liquid oxygen rockets and aims to compete with other commercial space companies by offering rapid and responsive launch capabilities.
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CASIC plans a commercial satellite constellation called Xingyun comprising 80 narrowband satellites to be operated by spinoff Leobit.
The CASIC-led Wuhan National Aerospace Industrial Base covers 68.8 square kilometers, became fully operational in February 2021, and is capable of assembling and testing 20 solid rockets and producing 240 small satellites each year.
Expace has plans to launch Kuaizhou-1A and Kuaizhou-11 rockets but both vehicle types were grounded following failures in late 2021 and 2020 respectively.
Expace launched four Kuaizhou-1A rockets in 2021 with the last launch ending in failure.
CASIC established a new industrial base in Wuhan and has capacity to manufacture LEO communications satellites.
CASIC spinoff Expace planned to launch at least 12 Xingyun satellites for CASIC’s narrowband Internet of Things constellation.
Expace, a company affiliated with CASIC, launched four Kuaizhou-1A rockets in 2021, with the last of those launches ending in failure.
CASIC planned to launch at least 12 Xingyun-2 satellites in 2022 to form the second stage of the three-stage Xingyun constellation.
CASIC stated plans to launch 12 Xingyun satellites in 2020 prior to the previous Kuaizhou-1A failure.
Expace achieved three successful Kuaizhou-1A launches in September, October, and November prior to the 2021-12-14 failure.
The vast majority of China’s 2021 orbital launches were conducted using Long March rockets, with additional launches by commercial firms Expace, iSpace, and Galactic Energy.
CASIC planned to launch at least 12 Xingyun-2 satellites in 2022 to form the second stage of the three-stage Xingyun constellation.
CASIC had planned to launch 12 Xingyun satellites in 2021 prior to the Kuaizhou-1A failure in 2020.
The CASIC-led Wuhan National Aerospace Industrial Base covers 68.8 square kilometers and became fully operational in February.
CASIC expects to launch the Xingyun-2 satellites in pairs on Kuaizhou-1A rockets operated by subsidiary Expace.
Expace and iSpace conducted four commercial launches in 2021, two each, using Hyperbola-1 solid rockets.
Expace’s efforts to launch a second Kuaizhou-1A rocket 2021 have been affected by a COVID-19 outbreak.
The Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket was developed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC) and is operated by its spinoff Expace.
Kuaizhou-1A and Kuaizhou-11 vehicles had been grounded following failures in 2020, and Expace commenced final assembly of both a Kuaizhou-1A and a Kuaizhou-11 in 2021.
CASIC plans demonstration and verification of the two-stage-to-orbit Tengyun spacecraft to be completed by 2025.