Product/Service - B300, DEAR-3, DEAR-5, C2000
- Classification
- Cargo Transportation & Landers
- Category
- Transport Service (Re-Entry)
- Fields
- Space Capsule
- Status
- Demonstrated
- First launch
- 2023
- The satellite consists of a service module and a recoverable capsule.
- LAUNCH at 0700 UTC Dec 17 of Xingye Rongyao's Shuang Quxian 1 rocket with Ziwei Yutong Keji's DEAR-1 small recoverable microgravity sat, placed in a 490 x 505 km x 97.4 deg sun-sync orbit with 13:20 LTDN orbital plane. Satellite is called 迪迩一号•梁溪号卫星 (Dier-1 * Liangxi)
- Liangxi (DEAR 1, Dier 1) launched on Hyperbola-1 on 2023-12-17.
- The Di'er-1 satellite carries science payloads and may test reentry technologies.
- AZSPACE is focused on designing recoverable spacecraft and related reentry technologies. The Di'er-1 satellite is designed to conduct small-scale platform technology verification tests in orbit. The spacecraft carries optical-observation and life-science payloads, according to an iSpace statement.
- AZSPACE earlier this year submitted a proposal for a low-cost space station cargo transportation system following a call for proposals from China's human spaceflight agency, CMSA. It was not selected to progress to the next round, however.
Chinese company targets crewed orbital spaceflight, 2025-03-19.
- Company plans for 2025. It will conduct a launch of the self-developed B300 spacecraft, and later launch the more advanced DEAR-5 spacecraft.
- The company plans to carry out these two flights in July and September this year respectively, with Zhang adding that the spacecraft will conduct on-orbit docking verification and reentry tests.
- This follows the launch of DEAR-1 in December 2023 aboard an iSpace Hyperbola-1 solid propellant rocket. That spacecraft remains in orbit, and it is unclear if it is, or was, intended to deliberately reenter as part of its mission.
- The DEAR-3 microgravity research platform, which is based on the B300 and has a payload capacity of up to 300 kilograms, was lost on the failed Kinetica-1 rocket launch in December last year.
- DEAR-5 will have improved payload capacity and service capabilities over DEAR-3. It is equipped with a self-developed intelligent payload management system, to meet more complex user needs.
- AZSpace is also developing the C2000 spacecraft which will have a payload capacity of 2,000 kg as a stepping stone to crewed spacecraft. The timeline for the latter appears highly ambitious and no launch partner was mentioned.
Status Comment
Liangxi (DEAR 1, Dier 1) launched on Hyperbola-1 on 2023-12-17. Second DEAR 3 had a launch failure on 2024-12-27.
Notes
Product/Service
- Classification
- Human Spaceflight & Landers
- Category
- Human Spaceflight
- Fields
- Space Capsule
- Status
- Concept
- First launch
- Not announced
Created: 2025-08-08
Updated: 2025-09-06
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