Jinding Capital-backed Galactic Energy achieves first orbital launch of ZhiShenXing-1 rocket

PUBT · 1d ago
Jinding Capital-backed Galactic Energy achieves first orbital launch of ZhiShenXing-1 rocket
  • Jinding Capital portfolio company Galactic Energy launched its reusable liquid rocket Zhi Shen Xing-1 (Yao-1) into orbit on Sept. 1, 2026.
  • Successful debut marks Galactic Energy’s shift to a dual solid-fuel, liquid-fuel product line alongside its Ceres solid rockets.
  • Zhi Shen Xing-1 targets LEO constellation missions with 5-7 tons payload capacity; designed for at least 25 reuses.
  • First stage uses seven in-house CQ-50 LOX-kerosene engines; tested throttling range of 32%-105% supports recovery operations.
  • Galactic Energy plans phased recovery tests in later flights, moving toward high-frequency reuse, lower launch costs, scaled commercialization.


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