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Xingtu Discovery / Space Trek

Beijing Xingtu Discovery Technology Co., Ltd. also known as Space Trek, was established in 2017 and is committed to becoming a world-class commercial carrier rocket launch service provider. It develops low-cost, highly reliable and fast-response commercial launch vehicles to provide launch services for various space payloads. Xingtu explores the existing Beijing R&D Center, Mianyang Intelligent Assembly Base, and Xi’an Power R&D Base to systematically integrate high-quality resources across the country and complete the basic layout of one center and two key bases.

The R&D headquarters of Xingtu Exploration is located in Beijing Yizhuang Economic and Technological Development Zone, which has assembled outstanding aerospace technology forces in China. The Beijing R&D headquarters has now established an electrical development laboratory and a flight control system semi-physical simulation laboratory, which has comprehensive capabilities such as electrical system comprehensive matching tests and control algorithm verification tests. At the same time, there is also a computer supercomputing center that has aerodynamics, Various simulation and evaluation capabilities such as thermal, strong stiffness, and flight performance can provide efficient guarantees for launch vehicle development and technological innovation.

On the morning of June 9, the "3rd Silk Road Commercial Space Conference" was grandly held in Xi'an. The conference heavily released the "2021 Top 30 Commercial Aerospace" list, and Starway Exploration was unanimously recognized by experts and judges in the aerospace field, and was once again awarded the "Top 30 Commercial Aerospace". This conference was hosted by the Xi'an Municipal People's Government, and relevant elites and experts from government departments, scientific research institutes, educational institutions, and aerospace enterprises and institutions discussed the new development of commercial aerospace.

According to the activist, the list was launched by Future Aerospace and People’s Daily Digital Communication in May this year. According to the information provided by the participating companies, refer to the relevant public information of the company, database statistics, financial indicators, opinions of venture capital institutions, etc. Data source, comprehensive evaluation of core technology, commercial value, scientific innovation capability and capital capability of participating commercial aerospace companies.

Since its establishment, Xingtu Exploration has been deeply involved in the field of commercial transportation services, actively expanding defense products and aerospace technical service consulting business, relying on clear strategic deployment, rich product types that meet market needs, and high-level and high-quality professionals. Important breakthroughs and progress have been continuously made in various business lines.

Space Trek planned its first suborbital launch by the end of June 2019 and an orbital launch in 2020, said Liang Jianjun, chief executive of rocket company Space Trek, who founded the company in late 2017 with three other former military technical officers.

Tansuo-1 (meaning exploration), a suborbital carrier rocket developed by China's private company Space Trek, launches from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China's Gansu Province on 26 December 2019. The vehicle can carry 700kg up to 350km. The "Discovery One" rocket is a general-purpose flight test platform developed by Beijing Xingtu Exploration Technology Co., Ltd. for the verification of key technologies of near-space vehicles. This type of product is capable of full-range maneuvering flight, breaking through the large dynamic pressure throwing cover and separation technology, and has the characteristics of high integration, high cost performance, and strong load adaptability. It can be widely used in hyperplanes, scramjets, and commercial aerospace products. Access assessment, etc., to provide customized launch services for nearby space exploration test loads.

The "Discover One·China Science City Star" carrier rocket is the first rocket independently developed by Beijing Xingtu Discovery Technology Co., Ltd. During the flight, the rocket completed the full-range maneuvering flight and the separation of the high dynamic pressure fairing. This type of rocket can be widely used in fields such as scramjets, seekers, and aerospace product access assessments. It can also provide technical services for meteorological exploration, microgravity tests, satellite load tests, etc.

The successful maiden flight of the "Discovery One·China Science and Technology City Star" carrier rocket symbolizes the suborbital carrier rocket flight with high dynamic pressure, high maneuverability, and fast response in the field of private commercial rockets, and can meet customers' speed requirements within Mach 10 The technology was officially put into the application market.

In an interview with reporters, Zhuang Fengchen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, founder and pioneer of domestic liquid rocket engine combustion theory, said: "The launch of Xingtu Exploration this time is a suborbital carrier rocket. Suborbital space is a space of great development value. At present, the development of this part of the space field is still in its infancy. Suborbital space development and application technology can be widely used in communications security, climate prediction, extreme weather intervention, space travel and other fields. Deepening the development and utilization of suborbital space resources can be better service national service research, service the public . in addition, exploration Yi Hao suborbital carrier rocket to commercial way operation, in line with the development trend of the new era aerospace industry, fully stimulate the vitality of the market power in the overall competitiveness help enhance China's space industry."

In an interview with reporters, a staff member of the payload said: “In the process of seeking a launch partner for the payload, we came into contact with Xingtu Exploration. Xingtu Exploration's professional team, rigorous attitude, solid management and everything The customer-centric service tenet has left a deep impression on us, and it is that the two parties finally reached a cooperation. We completed a series of standard procedures for commercial orders during the cooperation, and proceeded in an orderly manner in accordance with the rhythm of the agreement between the two parties. This work.” The staff member was very satisfied with the launch. He told reporters, “This business cooperation is also an exploration for us. It will create a new path for the low-cost and high-efficiency transformation of our research results in the future "

The aerospace industry is a high-tech industry, and it is inseparable from the support of hard-core technology. "Stardom explore tailored" to explore Yi Hao "proved stardom exploration team that is capable to achieve commercial rocket development and system-level customized delivery. Were technically integrated and bold innovation to enable private commercial suborbital delivery Many key technological breakthroughs in rockets.” Chief Engineer Xie Xueming introduced to reporters, “For example, the maximum load capacity of "Explorer One·China Science and Technology City Star" can reach 700kg , and the maximum flight speed can reach Mach 10 , between 30Km and 50Km. Highly maneuverable flight, with the greatest cost performance, meets more than 90% of the current domestic suborbital flight verification market needs; the two-half hood-throwing scheme under high dynamic pressure overcomes technical problems such as strong separation interference and high technical risk. It is currently a domestic private rocket The best solution for suborbital flight. "

According to reports, there is a stable domestic market demand for suborbital flights. "Exploring a No. " can be widely applied to scramjet, seeker, aerospace products in areas such as access assessment, but may be meteorological, microgravity experiments, satellite technology to provide services load test.

On January 21, 2021, the D140 supersonic cruise target demonstration test platform independently developed by Xingtu Exploration successfully flew for the first time at a base in the northwest. This type of target missile adopts the conventional aerodynamic layout "×" with four rectangular binary air inlets, and four fully-moving rudder surfaces are set at the tail of the missile body to control the missile's attitude. The power system adopts the tandem booster + solid ramjet scheme. The development of small solid launch vehicles is progressing in an orderly manner, and the research and development of liquid launch vehicles and rocket reusable technologies will be carried out in the future. At the same time, the company continues to actively deepen the expansion of the defense market, and will launch the D200 series of target products to fill the gap in the market. This type of target missile uses a conventional aerodynamic layout, with air intake on both sides of the lower abdomen. The two air inlets are rectangular binary air inlets, and 4 full-moving rudder surfaces are arranged in the "×" shape at the tail to control the attitude of the missile. The power system adopts an integral solid ramjet scheme.

The "Xingtu-1" rocket is a small solid commercial launch vehicle developed by Beijing Xingtu Exploration Technology Co., Ltd. for microsatellite launch services. As a private commercial aerospace team with a deep aerospace scientific research tradition, the Xingtu Exploration team will give full play to the advantages of efficient and pragmatic commercial operation and cost control in the scientific research and production process. At the same time, it will also be "serious, thoughtful, meticulous and stable The policy of "reliable and foolproof" is implemented to the end. Promote scientific research and production in strict accordance with the "Aerospace Industry Standards of the People's Republic of China" and the National Military Standards Quality Management System.