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Chongqing

retired

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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2018-112FLaunched 12/29/2018
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Hongyan-1
Launch Vehicle
Long March 2D
Launch Date
12/29/2018
Last Contact
5/22/2021
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
1,094 km
Inclination
50.01 deg
Dry Mass
500 kg
Total Mass
500 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Communications
Payload Category
COM
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Shenzhen Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd
Manufacturer
Shenzhen Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd
Registry
COSPAR ID
2018-112F
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/898
Track
Mentions
13
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Chongqing University has set up a space-based solar prototype test site in Bishan district, Chongqing, where prototype equipment can be attached to balloons.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0May 21, 2026Researchers Perform Space-Based Solar Power Mutli-User Transmission Test

Lingge Capital, Haiying Capital, Huifengda, Junchuan Capital, Chongqing Shadao Technology, Zhongke Technology, Yuanchuang Resources, and Hanli Capital participated in Cosmoleap’s new funding round.

FinancialRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Apr 30, 2026Cosmoleap Raises 500 Million Yuan for Tower-Caught Reusable Rocket

China’s State Council approved a pilot program in which six cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing, are testing secure uses of high-definition maps for intelligent connected vehicles.

PlanLegalValue 4.0Jan 8, 2026China tracks surge in geospatial information industry

28 astronauts completed China's first cave training mission in Chongqing.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.0Jan 5, 2026China is preparing for the Moon... underground. 28 astronauts have just completed the country's first cave training mission in Chongqing. Divided into 4 groups, they spent 6 days/5 nights living in a cave in Wulong to complete tasks of cliff rappelling, mapping, isolation survival etc. Veteran astronaut Ye Guangfu (who did ESA's CAVES in 2016) commanded the training, explicitly stating it is preparation for crewed lunar landings.

China conducted its first-ever astronaut cave training in Chongqing.

CapabilityValue 1.5Jan 5, 2026RT by @raz_liu: 28 Chinese astronauts from different Groups visited Chongqing to participate in the first astronaut cave training organized in China. Full report from TV: https://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:5251663980593158

The group has initiated pilot projects in Hebei, Chongqing, and Hunan provinces to demonstrate commercial Beidou short message services and expand public applications.

PlanGrowthValue 3.2Oct 21, 2025China's satellite network group advances Beidou-internet integration

Beijing and Chongqing municipalities host facilities that are part of Base 37.

CapabilityValue 2.0Sep 14, 2023China’s military sets up new base for space domain awareness

CAST stated in 2021 that it was working toward small-scale electricity generation tests in 2022 and is constructing test facilities in Chongqing to support space-based solar power research.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 8, 2022China aims for space-based solar power test in LEO in 2028, GEO in 2030

SatNet established two companies in Chongqing in December 2021.

GrowthValue 2.4Feb 17, 2022Shanghai signs agreement with China’s megaconstellation group, aims to foster commercial space hub

Chongqing Satellite Network System Research Institute Co., Ltd. was established in Chongqing Liangjiang New Area on 2021-12-29.

GeneralValue 1.8Jan 12, 2022China’s megaconstellation project establishes satellite cluster in Chongqing

The China Academy of Space Technology began building a test base in Chongqing Municipality in 2019 for researching high-power wireless energy transmission.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Jun 28, 2021China’s super heavy rocket to construct space-based solar power station

The OS-M1 four-stage rocket, also named Chongqing · Liangjiang Star, launched at 05:39 a.m. Eastern from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 27, 2019Chinese private firm OneSpace fails with first orbital launch attempt

OneSpace aims to achieve production capacity by 2020 of more than 30 OS-M series rockets and 20 or more OS-X series rockets at facilities in Chongqing, southwest China.

PlanGrowthValue 4.5Aug 14, 2018Chinese rocket maker OneSpace secures $44m in funding; Expace prepares for commercial launch