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China Is Deploying a Starlink-like Megaconstellation

11:24

Why do some Chinese Rockets resemble SpaceX Designs?

6:19

China's Plan to Establish a Permanent Base on the Moon

16:20

China is Building a Lunar Satellite Constellation

6:54

A Reusable Chinese Stainless Steel Rocket in 2025?

12:40

Why China Wants to Massively Launch from the Sea

7:52

China is on the Brink of Rocket Reusability

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In the past 12 months, there has been a massive increase in Chinese (suborbital) vertical take-off vertical landing (VTVL) activity, bringing China closer to achieving rocket reusability. The first orbital Chinese rocket is scheduled to be recovered by the end of 2024, and multiple heavy-lift rocket recovery attempts are planned for 2025.
In this video, we review the 8 most promising Chinese reusable rocket candidates, discuss similarities and differences, and deep dive into their progress over the past 3 years.
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00:00 Introduction
00:44 China's 8 Most Promising Reusable Rocket Companies
01:15 Technology - A Similar Approach
01:29 Technology - Differences
03:01 Smaller Expendable Rockets for Income
04:12 Surfshark VPN
06:19 ALL Chinese VTVL Experiments! (2018-2024)
11:03 Expendable First, Reusable After
12:24 The Long March 10

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China Is Deploying a Starlink-like Megaconstellation

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China Is Deploying a Starlink-like Megaconstellation

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Try out MyHeritage Now for free with their 14 day trial here: bit.ly/DongfangHour China deployed in August 2024 the very first batch of satellites of the Qianfan megaconstellation, also known as "G60 Starlink". Qianfan is the first real Starlink-like competitor that is materializing in China, with ambitious goals of deploying 1296 satellites by 2027 and 15,000 by 2030. Such goals come with sign...

Why do some Chinese Rockets resemble SpaceX Designs?

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Why do some Chinese Rockets resemble SpaceX Designs?

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Many Chinese commercial rockets in the works have adopted similar very technical designs to SpaceX. Why is this case? In this video, let's briefly overview some of the reasons why Chinese companies, more than other international counterparts, have reasons to follow SpaceX's technical choices in rocket design. If you like what you see and would like to support me, please consider joining our sma...

China's Plan to Establish a Permanent Base on the Moon

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China's Plan to Establish a Permanent Base on the Moon

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Go to piavpn.com/DongfangHour to get 83% off Private Internet Access with 4 months free! While the US and its partners are planning to carry out the Artemis Program in the coming decade, China is preparing the competing "ILRS", aka the International Lunar Research Station. In this episode, we do a deep dive into China's permanent lunar base project and its scientific and political ramifications...

China is Building a Lunar Satellite Constellation

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China is Building a Lunar Satellite Constellation

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As China ramps up its lunar exploration program in the coming decade, space-based lunar infrastructure is going to be a key enabler. Spacecraft and ground-based vehicles will increasingly need positioning and communication services, which is why China has launched a plan to establish a lunar satellite constellation called the "Queqiao constellation". The focus on the back side and the lunar sou...

A Reusable Chinese Stainless Steel Rocket in 2025?

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A Reusable Chinese Stainless Steel Rocket in 2025?

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As one of the leading Chinese commercial launch companies, Landspace is currently operating the medium-lift methalox-fueled Zhuque-2, and plans to roll out the heavy-lift Zhuque-3 rocket. The latter is a partially reusable rocket with similar specifications to SpaceX's Falcon-9, and could represent one of the first "Chinese Falcon 9s" to be available. While there are strong ressemblances betwee...

Why China Wants to Massively Launch from the Sea

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Why China Wants to Massively Launch from the Sea

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On January 11 2024, the Chinese commercial launch company Orienspace launched the Gravity-1, China's most power solid-fueled (sea launched) rocket, becoming the 4th domestic company to have a sea launch capability. In this episode, we discuss why Chinese launch companies are bullish on sea launch and why China is massively investing in this technology. If you like what you see and would like to...

Can Argentina Threaten China's Space Program?

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Can Argentina Threaten China's Space Program?

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Javier Milei became the President of Argentina on December 10, 2023, marking an unprecedented turn in the history of Argentinian politics. Beyond the economic and social shifts that could take place in the country, there are also strong geopolitical implications, among which there is the status of the Chinese deep space ground station in the province of Neuquén (aka Espacio Lejano Station). Dur...

This Chinese Startup Just Landed a Rocket Vertically

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This Chinese Startup Just Landed a Rocket Vertically

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In this episode, we do a deep dive into the recent successful vertical landing of a rocket first stage from iSpace, the first of a kind in China. While this was a low altitude demonstrator (max altitude approx. 180 meters), it highlights the increasing knowledge of Chinese space companies in their question for rocket reusability. This episode discusses what this success means for the Chinese sp...

The Untold Story of the Intelsat 708 Accident

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The Untold Story of the Intelsat 708 Accident

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On February 15, 1996, a Chinese Long March 3B rocket carrying the cutting-edge American satellite Intelsat-708 attempted to lift off on its maiden launch. However, it rapidly veered off course and crashed into a hill a few kilometers away. This incident is not only one of the most spectacular launch accidents caught on film but also one of the most consequential. The failure led to a long-lasti...

G60: the Story of China's Other Starlink Competitor

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G60: the Story of China's Other Starlink Competitor

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By now, you have probably heard of China's megaconstellation project to complete with Starlink: "Guowang". But did you know that a second megaconstellation plan is emerging in the region of Shanghai? Called "G60 Starlink", this constellation calls for 1,296 and then 12,000 satellites to be sent to low Earth orbit. There's also a fascinating geopolitical twist involving Germany and the United St...

China's Plan for a CREWED Lunar Landing in 2029

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China's Plan for a CREWED Lunar Landing in 2029

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Stay Informed, stay balanced! Go to ground.news/dongfang to stay fully informed on all the latest without media bias. Sign up or subscribe through my link for 30% OFF unlimited access. China has revealed plans to land two Chinese astronauts on the lunar surface by 2030, and is currently developing a heavy lift rocket, a crewed spacecraft, and a lunar lander to support this mission. In this epis...

Landspace & the Rise of Chinese Liquid-fueled Commercial Rockets

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Landspace & the Rise of Chinese Liquid-fueled Commercial Rockets

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Landspace achieved a groundbreaking success on July 12, 2023, with the first orbital launch of a methalox rocket worldwide: the Zhuque-2. This new rocket also triples the payload capacity of the largest Chinese commercial rocket to date, and showcases the growing importance that commercial companies are playing in Chinese launch. If you like what you see and would like to support me, please con...

I Interviewed Chinese Launch Company CAS Space

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I Interviewed Chinese Launch Company CAS Space

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This is the second part of a 2-part series during which I interview Chinese commercial launch companies at the 2023 Paris Air Show. In this episode, I have a chat with Ye Wang, an aerodynamics engineer at the Guangzhou-based company CAS Space. If you like what you see and would like to support me, please consider joining our small Patreon community at patreon.com/dongfanghour ! We also have som...

Interviewing Chinese Launch Company Galactic Energy

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Interviewing Chinese Launch Company Galactic Energy

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During the 2023 Paris Air Show, I had the opportunity to interview the Chinese launch company Galactic Energy! During this chat with Claire Wu, we discuss the Ceres-1 and Pallas-1 rockets, reusability, launch sites, and future plans on the company's roadmap. If you like what you see and would like to support me, please consider joining our small Patreon community at patreon.com/dongfanghour ! W...