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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 and CAS Space have both conducted VTVL tests using jet-powered prototypes for their Pallas-1 and Kinetica-2 launchers, respectively.
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 raised 1.1 billion yuan in C and C+ funding rounds on 2023-12-18.
Galactic Energy secured $154,000,000 in funding for development of its reusable Pallas-1 rocket.
Galactic Energy plans to launch the triple-core Pallas-1 variant as soon as 2026.
Galactic Energy completed a return-to-flight with the 11th Ceres-1 four-stage solid rocket launch at Jiuquan spaceport on 2023-12-04, successfully sending a pair of satellites into near-polar orbits.
Galactic Energy’s Ceres-1 solid rocket is capable of delivering 400 kg to LEO and 300 kg to a 500-km SSO.
Galactic Energy plans a rocket-powered hop test with Firebird-6 in 2024 as part of Pallas-1 reusable launcher development.
Galactic Energy plans recovery of a Pallas-1 first stage using landing legs in 2025.
Galactic Energy secured $154,000,000 in funding in its 1.1 billion yuan C and C+ funding rounds announced 2023-12-18.
Galactic Energy is targeting contracts to launch satellites for China’s national satellite internet megaconstellation Guowang, which would consist of close to 13,000 satellites in LEO.
Galactic Energy is a potential competitor to fly low-cost cargo missions to the Tiangong space station for payloads in the 4 to 6,000 kg to LEO range.
Galactic Energy conducted a hop test in August 2023 using a jet engine-powered test article named Firebird-1 to test guidance, navigation, and control software.
Beijing Xinghe Dongli Space Technology Co. Ltd. is the full legal name of Galactic Energy and the company was established in February 2018.
Galactic Energy is planning a triple-core variant of the Pallas-1 capable of lifting 14,000 kg to LEO and planned to launch as soon as 2026.
Galactic Energy performed a hop test with a jet engine-powered test article in August 2023 as part of development of the Pallas-1 kerosene-liquid oxygen reusable launcher.
Galactic Energy plans a first expendable flight of Pallas-1 in the third quarter of 2024.
In 2023, Galactic Energy, iSpace, Landspace, Space Pioneer, CAS Space, and Expace reached orbit and collectively accounted for 16 of China’s 58 orbital launches.