星河动力（北京）空间科技有限公司
Galactic Energy (Beijing Xinghe Dongli Space Technology Co. Ltd.) is a Chinese private space launch company established in 2018. It focuses on developing and launching low-cost, high-frequency launch vehicles, including the Ceres-1 solid propellant rocket and the Pallas-1 liquid-fueled rocket, to meet the growing demand for commercial satellite deployments. Galactic Energy aims to provide launch services for narrow-band Internet of Things network construction and constellation supplement. The company has secured funding from domestic and international sources to support its launch vehicle development.
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Galactic Energy plans a first Pallas-1 flight including recovery of the first stage using landing legs in 2025.
Galactic Energy plans a triple-core variant of Pallas-1 as soon as 2026 that will be capable of lifting 14,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
Galactic Energy is planning a series of launches across the months following 2023-07-22, including a launch on 2023-08-05.
Galactic Energy launched two satellites into orbit on 2023-07-22 using a Ceres-1 four-stage solid rocket.
Galactic Energy plans a test launch of Pallas-1 in 2024 with a payload capacity of 5,000 kg to LEO or 3,000 kg to 700-kilometer SSO.
Commercial Chinese launch companies Galactic Energy and iSpace have launched solid rockets in the same class 2023.
Expace, Landspace, iSpace, Galactic Energy, Space Pioneer, Deep Blue Aerospace, Orienspace, and Rocket Pi are all seeking to reach orbit 2023 or next.
Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 reusable kerosene-liquid oxygen launcher has a payload capacity of 5,000 kg to LEO and 3,000 kg to a 700-kilometer SSO and will have its test launch in 2024.
Galactic Energy planned one or two Ceres-1 launches from a mobile sea platform in the Yellow Sea using infrastructure established at Haiyang, Shandong province in 2023.
Galactic Energy planned a total of 8 to 10 Ceres-1 launches in 2023.
Galactic Energy completed a fifth successful Ceres-1 launch from its fifth attempt in early January 2023.
Galactic Energy completed its first launch of 2023 in early January 2023 and is looking to launch 8–10 Ceres-1 solid rockets in 2023.
Galactic Energy could help CAS spinoff CGST construct its Jilin-1 Earth observation constellation after launching five Jilin-1 satellites in November 2022.
Galactic Energy plans to perform 8–10 Ceres-1 launches in 2023 to ramp up production and delivery rates.
Galactic Energy is developing the Pallas-1 reusable kerosene-liquid oxygen launcher to deliver 5,000 kg to low Earth orbit or 3,000 kg to 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
A Ceres-1 commercial solid rocket developed by private firm Galactic Energy launched from Jiuquan spaceport at 12:04 a.m. on 2023-01-09.
Galactic Energy achieved its fifth consecutive launch success with the 2023-01-09 Ceres-1 mission.
Galactic Energy expected a Pallas-1 test launch as early as the first half of 2023 but plans to continue development through 2023.
Galactic Energy is developing a two-stage kerosene-LOX launcher called Pallas-1 designed to carry 5,000 kg to LEO or 3,000 kg to a 700-kilometer SSO.
Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 and iSpace’s Hyperbola-2 could launch in 2023.