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Launcher Space

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iSpace is preparing to launch its second Hyperbola-1 solid launcher in early 2021.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative GeneralOct 19, 2020China’s CASIC reveals five-year plan for reusable spaceplane, commercial space projects

An inaugural launch of an expendable Long March 8 could take place in 2020 with the new launcher expected to be upgraded to enable recovery of the first stage and side boosters.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceTechnical ProductSep 27, 2020Secretive Chinese launch sends two remote sensing satellites into orbit

PLD Space plans to use data from the maiden and subsequent Miura 1 flights to continue development of the partially reusable Miura 5 microsatellite launcher.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipSep 18, 2020PLD Space raises €7 million as it aims for sounding rocket’s 2021 debut

The Hyperbola-2 launcher will be powered by 15-ton-thrust JD-1 engines.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative PlanAug 25, 2020Chinese space launch firm iSpace raises $173 million in series B funding

Galactic Energy’s partially reusable Pallas-1 launcher is designed to launch four metric tons to LEO or two metric tons to SSO and was slated for a test flight in late 2022.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipAug 25, 2020Chinese space launch firm iSpace raises $173 million in series B funding

The Hyperbola-2 methalox launcher is designed to lift over 1,100 kg to a 500-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit or 800 kg when the first stage is recovered and reused.

Mentioned as: launcherTechnical ProductAug 25, 2020Chinese space launch firm iSpace raises $173 million in series B funding

HyImpulse received a 2.5 million-euro grant from the European Commission to advance its launcher technology.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative FinancialAug 14, 2020DLR spinoff HyImpulse plans small launcher debut in 2022

Launch of Chang’e-7 is currently planned for around 2024 on a Long March 5 heavy-lift launcher.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipAug 5, 2020China is moving ahead with lunar south pole and near-Earth asteroid missions

Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems is building the PredaSAR constellation and providing launcher integration services for PredaSAR.

Mentioned as: launcherTechnical ProductAug 4, 2020PredaSAR may launch 48 satellites with SpaceX, exec says

Exotrail hopes to launch its first in-space transportation system, dubbed Space Van, by 2024 to provide last-mile services for 10 or more nanosatellites after launcher separation.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipJul 16, 2020French startup Exotrail raises $13 million for propulsion, space software and on-orbit transport systems

Galactic Energy is expected to launch its first Ceres-1 solid launcher in August or September 2020.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipJul 10, 2020First launch of Chinese Kuaizhou-11 rocket ends in failure

JD-1 engines will power the reusable Hyperbola-2 methalox launcher, which is capable of lifting 1,900 kg to LEO.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipJun 5, 2020Chinese private launch firms advance with methane engines, launch preparations and new funding

Tianwen-1 is expected to launch on a Long March 5 launcher from Wenchang in the late July–early August Mars launch window.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 24, 2020China’s Mars mission named Tianwen-1, appears on track for July launch

Launcher intends to develop its Rocket-1 small launch vehicle by the mid-2020s.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceNarrative PlanApr 14, 2020Launcher to test engines at Stennis

Stennis Space Center can provide high-pressure nitrogen for Launcher’s engine tests, eliminating the need for Launcher to use more than 50 nitrogen bottles per test.

Mentioned as: LauncherTechnical ProductApr 14, 2020Launcher to test engines at Stennis

Launcher has signed a Space Act Agreement with Stennis Space Center to use the E-1 test stand for tests of its E-2 engine.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2020Launcher to test engines at Stennis

Launcher received a $1,500,000 U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract at the Air Force Space Pitch Day event in San Francisco in November.

Mentioned as: Launcher SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2020Launcher to test engines at Stennis

The Space Act Agreement between Launcher and Stennis is a long-term agreement intended to allow Launcher to perform full-scale E-2 engine tests at the site.

Mentioned as: LauncherOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2020Launcher to test engines at Stennis

Launcher’s goal is to complete testing of the E-2 engine at Stennis by the end of 2021.

Mentioned as: launcherTechnical ProductApr 14, 2020Launcher to test engines at Stennis

Launcher originally planned to conduct tests of the 3D-printed combustion chamber for the E-2 engine at a test site on Long Island.

Mentioned as: LauncherTechnical ProductApr 14, 2020Launcher to test engines at Stennis
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