The commercial aerospace technology company “Stellar Power Aerospace” in mainland China failed in a rocket launch mission today (10th).
According to the explanation released by “Stellar Power Aerospace” on its official public account, the Guishen-1 (Remote-19) carrier rocket ignited and took off at 12:02 noon on November 10 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The first stage, second stage, and third stage of the rocket flew normally, separated normally, but “after 510 seconds of the fourth stage ignition flight, the flight was abnormal and shut down prematurely, failing to place the satellite into orbit. The launch mission failed. The specific reason is under further analysis and investigation”.
According to the Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency, the Guishen-1 private commercial carrier rocket was used at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at noon today to launch the Jixing High Score 04C satellite, along with the Jixing Platform 02A04 satellite and the Zhongbei University 1 satellite. “The rocket had an abnormal flight, and the satellite failed to enter its designated orbit, resulting in the failure of the launch mission.”
According to reports from mainland Chinese media, the payload for this mission included two optical remote sensing satellites and one university scientific research verification satellite.
Information on the official website of Stellar Power Aerospace shows that the company’s core R&D team currently consists of over a few hundred people, including 41 Ph.D. holders and 107 Master’s degree holders, with personnel mainly from central state-owned enterprises such as aerospace technology, aerospace industry, and AVIC.
In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party has been promoting “civil-military integration,” and these private companies are also considered to have the shadow of the Chinese Communist Party.