CAS Space

Guangzhou Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd.
Trade name	CAS Space
Native name	广州中科宇航探索技术有限公司
Industry	Launch service provider
Founded	April 2018 in Beijing, China
Headquarters	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Website	www.cas-space.com

CAS Space (Guangzhou Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Chinese commercial space launch enterprise founded in 2018 of mixed ownership, partially owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1][2] Originally started in Beijing, the enterprise is now headquarterd in Guangzhou, China, while its Beijing location continues to be its primary R&D center. The enterprise has constructed its dedicated launch pad and facilities at JSLC.[2] The launch pad is considered the first launch pad in China built for commercial use. The enterprise has multiple subsidiaries including a Guangzhou-based company responsible for the operation of its aerospace technology & industry base and a Xi'an-based propulsion system company.[2] The enterprise is purposed to materialize research projects from Chinese Academy of Sciences and is dedicated to space exploration, research and to be a launch service provider. The enterprise is currently developing the Zhongke rocket family.

The enterprise has a motto of "Go above and beyond", or "无畏向上无限可能" as it is publicized in Chinese.[2]

Rockets

ZK-1A

The company's first solid-fuel launch vehicle Lijian-1 (Zhongke-1A, ZK-1A)[3] is 30 m (98 ft) tall, 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) in diameter and weighs 135 t (149 tons). It consists of four all solid fuel stages. The ZK-1A is capable of lifting 1.5 t (1.65 tons) to SSO at an altitude of 500 km or 2 t (2.20 tons) to LEO.[4][5]

CAS Space conducted ground tests for the four-stage ZK-1A in November 2021.[6] Its maiden flight was conducted on 27 July 2022, sending 6 satellites into SSO.[7] It is currently the largest solid-fueled rocket in China.

Flight number	Serial number	Date (UTC)	Launch site	Payload	Orbit	Result
1	Y1	27 July 2022 04:12	LA-4, JSLC	1,068.63 kg (2,355.9 lb) payload mass consisting of SATech 01 Dianci Zuzhuang Shiyan × 2 GNSS-R Jinan-1 Nanyue Science Satellite	SSO	Success
2	Y2	May 2023[8]	LA-4, JSLC			Scheduled

ZK-2, 3, 4, 4A and 5

The enterprise has presented a roadmap including a medium-lift launch vehicle ZK-2 (scheduled to enter service in 2022), a small-lift liquid-fueled reusable vehicle ZK-3, a medium-lift reusable vehicle ZK-4A with its heavier variant ZK-4 (2 boosters added), and a sub-orbital experimental vehicle ZK-5.[2]

ZK-6

In August 2021, it was announced that CAS Space was developing a single stage sub-orbital space tourism vehicle which is very similar to Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. The vehicle, composed of a booster and capsule, would be powered by five Xuanyuan engines. An uncrewed demonstration flight is expected to occur in 2022, then a full-fledged unmanned suborbital flight in 2023, with tourism service to start in 2024.[9][10] The vehicle under development is designated ZK-6.[2]

References

"Launch of powerful new carrier rocket expected in 2022". english.www.gov.cn.
"关于我们 - 中科宇航". www.cas-space.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
"China aims to complete space station in another huge year in space". 3 January 2022.
"产品信息 - 中科宇航". www.cas-space.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
"Guangzhou moves to establish Chinese commercial space cluster". SpaceNews. April 6, 2021.
"China is developing new solid rockets to boost overall space capabilities". SpaceNews. March 18, 2022.
"一箭6星！力箭一号运载火箭首飞成功-新华网". www.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
"2023中国将迎来商业火箭发射大年" [2023 will be a big year for commercial rocket launches] (in Chinese). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
Andrew Jones published (2021-10-04). "Chinese company aims for suborbital space tourism with familiar rocket design". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
"A Chinese New Shepard? CAS Space Eyes Space Tourism - Dongfang Hour". 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2022-06-07.

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[1] "Launch of powerful new carrier rocket expected in 2022". english.www.gov.cn.

[:0-2] "关于我们 - 中科宇航". www.cas-space.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.

[3] "China aims to complete space station in another huge year in space". 3 January 2022.

[4] "产品信息 - 中科宇航". www.cas-space.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.

[5] "Guangzhou moves to establish Chinese commercial space cluster". SpaceNews. April 6, 2021.

[6] "China is developing new solid rockets to boost overall space capabilities". SpaceNews. March 18, 2022.

[7] "一箭6星！力箭一号运载火箭首飞成功-新华网". www.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-27.

[CHNcommlaunch-8] "2023中国将迎来商业火箭发射大年" [2023 will be a big year for commercial rocket launches] (in Chinese). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[9] Andrew Jones published (2021-10-04). "Chinese company aims for suborbital space tourism with familiar rocket design". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.

[10] "A Chinese New Shepard? CAS Space Eyes Space Tourism - Dongfang Hour". 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2022-06-07.

Orbital launch systems
List of orbital launch systems Comparison of orbital launch systems
Current	Angara 1.2 A5 Antares 230+ Ariane 5 Atlas V Ceres-1 Delta IV Heavy Electron Epsilon Falcon 9 Block 5 Falcon Heavy Firefly Alpha GSLV Mk II Mk III H-IIA Hyperbola-1 Jielong 1 3 Kaituozhe 2 Kuaizhou 1 1A 11 LauncherOne Lijian-1 Long March 2C 2D 2F 3A 3B/E 3C 4B 4C 5 5B 6 6A 7 7A 8 11 Minotaur I IV V C Nuri OS-M1^† Pegasus XL Proton-M PSLV Qased RS1^† Shavit 2 Simorgh^† SLS Block 1 Soyuz-2 2.1a / STA 2.1b / STB 2-1v SSLV Unha Vega original C Zenit 3SL 3SLB 3F Zhuque 1^† 2^†
In development	Amur Antares 330 Ariane 6 Bloostar Cyclone-4M Eris Firefly Beta H3 Hyperbola-2 Irtysh Kuaizhou 21 31 Long March 921 rocket 9 Miura 5 Neutron New Glenn New Line 1 OS-M 2 4 Orbex Prime Pallas-1 Qaem-100 Red Dwarf SLS Block 1B Block 2 Soyuz-7 Starship Terran 1 R Vega E Vulcan Zero Zuljanah
Retired	Antares 110 120 130^† 230 Ariane 1 2 3 4 ASLV Athena I II Atlas B D E/F G H I II III LV-3B SLV-3 Able Agena Centaur Black Arrow Conestoga^† Delta A B C D E G J L M N 0100 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 II III IV Diamant Dnepr Energia Europa^† Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 v1.1 v1.2 "Full Thrust" Feng Bao 1 GSLV Mk I H-I H-II H-IIB Juno I Juno II Kaituozhe-1 Kosmos original 1 2/2I 3 3M Lambda 4S Long March 1 1D^† 2A 2E 3 3B 4A Mu 4S 3C 3H 3S 3SII V N1^† N-I N-II Naro-1 Paektusan^† Pilot-2^† R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz original FG L M U U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna^† Rocket 3 Safir 1 1A 1B Saturn I IB V Scout X-1 Blue Scout II^† X-2^† X-2M X-3 X-3M X-4 X-2B^† B A B-1 D-1 A-1 E-1 F-1 G-1 Shavit original 1 SLV Space Shuttle SPARK^† Sparta SS-520 Start-1 Thor Able Ablestar 1 2 Agena A B D Burner 1 2 Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena SLV-2G SLV-2H Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Tsyklon original 2 3 Universal Rocket UR-500 Proton Proton-K Rokot Strela Vanguard VLS-1^† Zenit 2 2M
Classes	Sounding rocket Small-lift launch vehicle Medium-lift launch vehicle Heavy-lift launch vehicle Super heavy-lift launch vehicle
This Template lists historical, current, and future space rockets that at least once attempted (but not necessarily succeeded in) an orbital launch or that are planned to attempt such a launch in the future Symbol ^† indicates past or current rockets that attempted orbital launches but never succeeded (never did or has yet to perform a successful orbital launch)