China's first civilian-operated rocket, "Suzaku One", completed the final assembly on the 20th and is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of this year. Just as the "Suzaku 1" was about to complete the final assembly, a reporter from the Global Times rushed to a certain place in the west and had zero-distance contact with the rocket at the final assembly plant of the rocket. After American companies represented by SpaceX created a commercial aerospace model, many private companies in China have also begun to try in related directions. In interviews, relevant experts have asked Chinese private aerospace companies to benchmark European and American advanced models and even participating countries. The confidence in the first-class space project is also very sufficient.

A "Global Times" reporter recently drove out of the urban area of ​​a certain western city and came to the "Suzaku No. 1" assembly plant located in the suburbs of the city. After anti-static treatment, the reporter finally walked into the assembly plant. I saw the "Protagonist" of this article-the "Suzaku One" carrier rocket lying horizontally on the side of the factory building. The reporter learned that the rocket is a standard three-body tandem solid rocket with a total length of 19 meters, a take-off weight of 27 tons, and a take-off thrust of 45 tons. Wei Lai, the technical person in charge of Blue Arrow Aerospace, the subsidiary company of "Suzaku One", told the Global Times reporter that this is a small launch vehicle independently developed and designed by them. The technicians of the assembly plant told reporters that unlike traditional rocket test, launch and control systems, which are independent of each other, "Suzaku One" has realized the integrated design of measurement and control systems. This design greatly reduces the scale and weight of the product and makes Manufacturing costs have become more controllable.

As my country's first civilian-operated rocket that will achieve satellites into orbit, what is the future application prospect of "Suzaku-1"? According to reports, the rocket's first mission is to send the micro-satellite "Future" into sun synchronization for CCTV. track.

Wei Lai said that in the next two to three years, it will continue to expand the micro-satellite market with the help of the "Suzaku-1". In addition to the field of commercial microsatellites, this rocket has a more critical application scenario: launching military emergency payloads quickly into space orbits to flexibly fill the vacancies at the national level in emergency situations. "For example, if an aircraft carrier is sailing in the South China Sea, if we want to know the specific movements of the aircraft carrier,'Suzaku 1'can launch a satellite within an hour and fix it over the relevant sea area for observation and evaluation. Another example is a sudden earthquake in a certain place. After major natural disasters and communications are interrupted, we can hit a satellite to make fixed-point observations in the sky."

At the end of this year, China will implement the Chang'e-4 mission, which will be the first human soft landing on the back of the moon. In the future, it will also conduct a series of deep space exploration and scientific experiments such as exploring Mars. Is it possible for China's private rocket companies to participate in major national projects in the future? In fact, China has always had a clear position for commercial aerospace: a "capacity supplement" for the national team.

Chinese aerospace technology expert Huang Zhicheng said in an interview with a reporter from the "Global Times" that domestic companies like Zero One Space and Blue Arrow have tried small rocket launches in the past two years, and they are actually making technical preparations for the future launch of medium and large commercial rockets. , There is still a certain development vision, but the development path in the middle may be relatively long, and it cannot be realized in a few years.

Wei Lai revealed that, starting from their next core product "Suzaku II" liquid oxygen methane rocket, Blue Arrow will develop rocket sequences with different thrusts and different carrying capacities that can be adapted to complete different tasks. He said that the rocket sequence is expected to provide the national team with "capacity supplements" in specific space missions in the future, including launching rockets from geosynchronous orbit satellites to manned space return capsules, and assisting the national team in completing transportation to China's future space station in the future. Deep space exploration missions such as materials and Mars landing. "In the field of national strategic security, we will have relevant capabilities in the future, and we will also strive to provide options for national needs."

Wei Lai said that as time progresses, Chinese private aerospace companies, including Blue Arrow, will certainly "go further and further, and go deeper and deeper." "It may be another ten years, and when the market trusts and recognizes us more, we will Provide products and services that meet national needs, and participate in major national projects such as deep space exploration."