China's Space Program Thread II

[NoetherSpudCharge]

CZ-9 has passed the company/organizational project approval review earlier this year.

CZ-9 to conduct first flight in 2032, with the two-stage reusable CZ-9B to follow suit in 2033.

Posted by @rational314159 on Twitter. Also please don't ask me what 载入登火 means.

By "this year", I assume it means 2026, not 2025? I wonder if there's any info regarding where CNSA intends to locate the CZ-9 pad at Wenchang?

Also, I don't know if your last remark ("please don't ask me what 载入登火 means.") is serious or not, so my apologies if I'm taking it the wrong way, but this phrase used in the slide refers to "crewed Mars landing". Other slides, possibly at the same conference (within the last 5 years), showed concept plans for a research Martian base in the 2040's (probably robotic initially) and CZ-9 flight scenarios for constructing a crewed Earth-Mars transfer vehicle.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

By "this year", I assume it means 2026, not 2025? I wonder if there's any info regarding where CNSA intends to locate the CZ-9 pad at Wenchang?

The briefing occurred just this morning in Shanghai. And considering that we're almost done with January, so I suppose early-2026 as in sometime within this month is reasonable.

Also, I don't know if your last remark ("please don't ask me what 载入登火 means.") is serious or not, so my apologies if I'm taking it the wrong way, but this phrase used in the slide refers to "crewed Mars landing". Other slides, possibly at the same conference (within the last 5 years), showed concept plans for a research Martian base in the 2040's (probably robotic initially) and CZ-9 flight scenarios for constructing a crewed Earth-Mars transfer vehicle.

Well, I mean, even Adorable Whale on Weibo is mystified by the phrase, so I really don't quite know either.

 

[sunnymaxi]

On January 29, 2026, the 240-ton-class commercial reusable high-pressure staged combustion liquid oxygen-kerosene engine of CASC successfully completed a 200-second long-duration test. This engine, designed for domestic commercial users and developed for large and medium-sized reusable launch vehicles, has achieved internationally leading performance levels.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016854275079754138

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[tphuang]

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Fudan university has developed Breakthrough in Space Electronic Devices in dealing with harsh space radiation environment. This has been verified in space over 9 months and no degradation in transceivers.

Will make the electronics significantly lighter since no longer need to harden it to the same degree.

 

[tphuang]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2016941909445353572

CASTC's 15th Five Year Plan looking to improve across 5 product areas and also to develop first of class tech, servicing, safety, supply chain & products.

 

[TheRathalos]

Before this, Was there any rockets scheduled to be launched this February in wenchang apart from this?

There were: A CZ-7A on 1/27, a CZ-8A on 2/3, a CZ-7A on 2/9*, a CZ-5 on 2/12 and a CZ-12 or 8A on 2/24, the first CZ-7A was delayed because of the CZ-3B failure, they share the same upper stage, the later three had their delays announced before the failure and the delay is likely related to the CZ-10 test, the CZ-8A could be for either reasons; .
*likely the first to use the 2nd CZ-7 VAB

Latest rumors are that the return to flight is now expected at the end of the Spring festival, with a Long march 7A on March 1st and a Long March 5 on march 12th; Additionally the latest rumor say that the maiden orbital launch of the Long march 10B is planned for April 5th.

The suborbital test of the Long March 10A is still planned for February 11th/12th