Zhongke Aerospace's Lijian-1 Carrier Rocket to Conduct 'One Rocket with Five Satellites' Launch Mission in September

TapTechNews August 24th news, TapTechNews learned from Zhongke Aerospace that on August 23rd, the departure ceremony of the Lijian-1 Yaosi carrier rocket was successfully held at the industrialization base of Zhongke Aerospace. The Lijian-1 Yaosi carrier rocket has completed all the work before leaving the factory according to the process. After testing, the product functions and performance indicators all meet the requirements of the flight mission, and it successfully passed the factory inspection.

According to the introduction, the Lijian-1 Yaosi will carry out a one rocket with five satellites launch mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in late September. This batch of satellites is mainly used to provide remote sensing information services. Previously, the Lijian-1 has achieved complete success in three consecutive launches, accurately sending 37 satellites with a total payload of 3.5 tons into the predetermined orbit, and the launch success rate is 100%.

The Lijian-1 is namely the Zhongke-1A (ZK-1A) carrier rocket, developed by Beijing Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd. It is a four-stage solid carrier rocket and is a non-boost configuration among the Zhongke-1 series, derived from the basic Zhongke-1. The takeoff weight of this rocket is 135 tons, and the carrying capacity of the 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit is 1330 kilograms.

In addition, on August 16th, the horizontal throw separation fairing of the Lijian-2 liquid carrier rocket was successfully rolled off the production line. As a milestone event in the engineering development stage of the Lijian-2, it indicates that the development work of the liquid rocket of Zhongke Aerospace has fully entered the crucial stage, laying the foundation for the first flight of the Lijian-2 in 2025.