北京大航跃迁科技有限公司
Cosmoleap, also known as Beijing Dahang Transition Technology Co., Ltd., is a private Chinese rocket startup founded in March 2024. It focuses on developing reusable launch vehicles and recovery systems, drawing inspiration from SpaceX's technologies, particularly the "chopstick" tower recovery method. Cosmoleap aims to support satellite internet constellation deployment, with plans for its first "Yueqian" rocket flight test in 2025 or 2026 and a larger rocket in the works for 2030.
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Cosmoleap plans to conduct hot-fire tests on the Qingyu-11 engine in the second half of the year.
Cosmoleap has completed torch ignition tests on the Qingyu-11 engine.
Cosmoleap’s Qingyu-11 is a 150-tonne-class methane-liquid oxygen engine.
Cosmoleap has completed cryogenic and fluid flow tests on the Qingyu-11 engine.
Cosmoleap expected in mid-2024 to fly once in 2026 before flying multiple times in 2027.
Cosmoleap expects Qingyu-11 to generate around 150 tons of thrust with a thrust range of 30 to 105 percent and a specific impulse of up to 350 seconds.
Cosmoleap approved full development of Leap-1A at a final design meeting in September 2025.
Cosmoleap raised 500 million Yuan in a new funding round on April 29.
Cosmoleap plans to use the new funding to continue development of the Leap-1A partially reusable launch vehicle for a debut flight in 2027.
Cosmoleap plans to use part of the new funding to begin development of liquid methane and liquid oxygen engines.
Cosmoleap externally sources its propellant tanks, fairings, and engines for Leap-1A.
Cosmoleap plans to light each Qingyu-11 engine three times per flight for liftoff, reentry, and recovery.
Cosmoleap has been testing catch towers since November 2024 and included hardware pathfinders from January 2025.
Cosmoleap now expects assembly of the first Leap-1A flight vehicle to begin and be completed in the second half of 2026.
Cosmoleap’s in-development Qingyu-11 engine is a 100-ton-class engine.
Lingge Capital, Haiying Capital, Huifengda, Junchuan Capital, Chongqing Shadao Technology, Zhongke Technology, Yuanchuang Resources, and Hanli Capital participated in Cosmoleap’s new funding round.
Cosmoleap plans to recover Leap-1A first stages using catch towers downrange of inland launch sites and on ships for missions from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site.
The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, and the Xichang Satellite Launch Center are named as launch sites relevant to Cosmoleap’s catch-tower plans.
Qianhai Ark and Puhua Capital jointly led Cosmoleap’s new funding round.
Huaxing Capital advised the participants in Cosmoleap’s new funding round.