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’s Ceres-1S lifted off from a sea-launch platform off the coast of Rizhao on May 19 at 15:38 China Standard Time (07:38 Universal Coordinated Time) to a 850-kilometer, 45-degree inclination low Earth orbit.
GALACTIC-ENERGY completed a series of tests of the new solid rocket CERES-2.
Galactic Energy has attempted 17 launches of its Ceres-1 small rocket, succeeding in 16 of them.
Galactic Energy recorded 5 successful launches of its Ceres-1 rocket, sending a company record 23 satellites into orbit.
Galactic Energy plans to debut the upgraded Ceres-2 solid rocket in the first half of 2025 with a payload capacity of 1,600 kg to LEO and 1,300 kg to a 500-kilometer SSO.
Galactic Energy plans to launch Pallas-1 from new facilities at the Hainan commercial spaceport and is constructing a dedicated site at the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Area at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Commercial Chinese companies such as Landspace (Zhuque-2), Galactic Energy (Ceres-1), and Orienspace (Gravity-1) fell short of their planned numbers of launches in 2024.
Galactic Energy is developing the Pallas-1 kerosene-liquid oxygen launch vehicle with a targeted debut flight in 2025.
Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 uses kerosene-liquid oxygen propellant and has a payload capacity of 5,000 kg to LEO or 3,000 kg to a 700 km sun-synchronous orbit.
Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 is a kerosene-liquid oxygen rocket with a payload capacity of 5,000 kg to LEO or 3,000 kg to a 700 km sun-synchronous orbit.
Galactic Energy is developing the Pallas-1 kerosene-liquid oxygen launcher with a payload capacity of 5,000 kg to low Earth orbit or 3,000 kg to a 700 km sun-synchronous orbit.
Galactic Energy is working towards the first launch of the Pallas-1 kerosene-liquid oxygen rocket with the first flight expected later in 2024 and likely to be expendable.
Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 has a stated payload capacity of 5,000 kg to low Earth orbit or 3,000 kg to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
Galactic Energy is developing the Pallas-1 reusable launcher with a payload capacity of 5,000 kg to LEO or 3,000 kg to a 700 km sun-synchronous orbit.
Galactic Energy is developing the Pallas-1 kerosene-liquid oxygen reusable rocket with a payload capacity of 5,000 kg to LEO or 3,000 kg to a 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
Galactic Energy plans at least 10 Ceres-1 solid rocket launches in 2024 and plans to debut the kerolox Pallas-1 in 2024.
Multiple Chinese companies are developing reusable rockets, including iSpace’s Hyperbola-3, Landspace’s Zhuque-3, Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1, CAS Space’s Kinetica 2, Deep Blue Aerospace’s Nebula-1, and Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-3.
Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 is a kerosene-liquid oxygen reusable launcher with a payload capacity of 5,000 kg to LEO or 3,000 kg to a 700 km SSO.
Galactic Energy’s Pallas-1 is a kerosene-liquid oxygen reusable launcher with a payload capacity of 5,000 kg to LEO or 3,000 kg to a 700 km sun-synchronous orbit.
Galactic Energy and CAS Space have both conducted VTVL tests using jet-powered prototypes for their Pallas-1 and Kinetica-2 launchers, respectively.