蓝箭航天空间科技股份有限公司
LandSpace, officially LandSpace Technology Corporation, is a Chinese commercial space launch provider established in 2015 and headquartered in Beijing. As a private enterprise, LandSpace focuses on developing and operating launch vehicles, particularly those using liquid oxygen-methane propellants. Its Zhuque-2 rocket achieved a significant milestone in July 2023 by becoming the world's first methane-fueled launch vehicle to reach orbit. LandSpace aims to provide cost-effective and reliable space transportation services, contributing to the growing commercial space sector in China.
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OneSpace’s OS-M launch failure on 2019-03-27 was the second failure by a Chinese commercial launch company seeking to reach orbit, following the Zhuque-1 launch by Landspace Technology Corp. in October.
Landspace made the first private Chinese attempt to reach orbit last October with the Zhuque-1 solid rocket, but the launch failed when the Zhuque-1 suffered an issue with its third stage and the payload for China Central Television fell into the Indian Ocean.
Landspace is developing a liquid methane-liquid oxygen launcher named Zhuque-2 (Vermillion Bird-2) at a site in Huzhou, Zhejiang province.
Landspace made the first private Chinese attempt to reach orbit in October 2018 with its Zhuque-1 solid rocket, which failed due to a third-stage issue.
Landspace tested gas generators and combustion chambers for the Tianque-12 80-ton-thrust liquid methane/liquid oxygen engine intended to power the two-stage Zhuque-2.
A Chinese contractor providing crucial technology for Landspace’s original solid-propellant rocket ended cooperation with Landspace, prompting the company to develop Zhuque-1.
Landspace stated at the 2018 International Astronautical Congress that it plans to develop medium-lift launchers powered by liquid methane and liquid oxygen propellant.
Landspace suffered a third-stage issue on its Zhuque-1 solid launch vehicle that resulted in the spacecraft failing to achieve orbit on 2018-10-27.
Landspace had previously planned to launch a different vehicle named LS-1 and signed a 2017 contract with Nordic company GOMspace to offer rideshare opportunities from Wenchang launch center.
Landspace planned larger three-stage Zhuque-2 series rockets with variable-thrust engines intended to enable vertical landings and reuse of first stages and to carry up to 32,000 kg to 200-kilometer low Earth orbit.
Landspace’s Tianque engine test took place at the company’s intelligent manufacture base in Huzhou.
Landspace operates three sites including an intelligent manufacture base in Huzhou and research and development sites in Beijing and Xi’an.
Landspace plans to test the full Tianque system at its own facilities 2018.
Landspace will launch its Zhuque-1 three-stage solid-propellant rocket near the end of October after announcing the plan on 2018-10-01.
Beijing-based Landspace completed assembly of its Zhuque-1 (Vermillion Bird-1) solid-fueled launch vehicle.
A successful launch of Landspace’s Zhuque-1 early in the final quarter of 2018 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center would make it the first private Chinese rocket to reach orbit.
Landspace completed assembly and testing of the Zhuque-1 launch vehicle at its Xi’an facility in late August 2018.
Landspace planned to launch Zhuque-1 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in October 2018 carrying a small remote sensing satellite for China Central Television (CCTV) into sun-synchronous orbit.
Zhuque-2 is a Chinese rocket that Landspace envisions launching in 2020 and that also burns methane.
Landspace plans to debut larger methalox rockets in 2020 and beyond while aiming to launch its three-stage Zhuque-1 (ZQ-1) solid-fueled rocket in the fourth quarter of 2018.