Introduction
Jiangsu Shenlan Space Co., LTD.
(Shenlan Space) focuses on the direction of liquid recovery and
reuse carrier rockets. It is a high-tech commercial aerospace
enterprise that develops and produces recoverable reusable
rockets by itself and provides launch services to the market.
The headquarters of Deep Blue Space is
located in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, with a research and
development center of integrated rocket and liquid engine in
Yizhuang, Beijing. Jinan has built a rocket power system test
base in Shandong Province. The company has obtained the national
high-tech enterprise certification and weapons equipment quality
management system certification.
The main products "Nebulae" series of
Deep Blue Space include "Nebula-1" medium and small liquid
launch vehicle and "Nebula-1H" medium and large liquid launch
vehicle; The supporting "Thunder" series of liquid rocket
engines are respectively "Thunder -R1" liquid oxygen kerosene
engine and "Thunder -R2" liquid oxygen kerosene engine. Through
the vertical recovery and reuse of a sub-stage of "Nebulae"
series carrier rockets, Deep Blue Space greatly reduces the cost
of rocket launch service and improves the launch service
capability.
In July 2021, Deep Blue Aerospace
successfully completed the 10-meter liquid oxygen & kerosene
rocket. On October 13, 2021, Deep Blue Aerospace successfully
completed the 100-meter liquid oxygen & kerosene rocket. On May
7, 2022, Deep Blue Aerospace successfully completed the
1000-meter liquid oxne rocket. On September 29,2022, Deep Blue
Aerospace completed China's first commercial aerospace
enterprise finished liquid oxygen & kerosene engine reignition.
On October 8, the same engine carried out the second start-up
test again without stepping down. The first start-up engine
worked for 20 seconds, and the second start-up engine worked for
20 seconds, which was a complete success again.
In June 2023, the reusable engine
"LT-R1" independently developed by Deep Blue Aerospace was
successfully tested on the vertical test bench newly put into
use by Deep Blue Aerospace. On June 29, the whole system of
"LT-R1' was tested again and entered the normal test stage. In
July, Deep Blue Aerospace completed the first fairing separation
test in China using a non-pyrotechnic connection unlocking
mechanism. In August , Deep Blue Aerospace's "LT-R1" engine was
successfully tested for 120 seconds on the first vertical test
bed. On August 15, "LT-R1" was successfully tested for the first
three times in China. On August 23, Deep Blue Aerospace
completed three start-up tests of the first domestic liquid
oxygen & kerosene engine in full fight seguence. On October 18,
the 420-second long-range test run of the Deep Blue Aerospace
liquid oxygen & kerosene Engin"LT-R1" was successful. On
November 20, the 40% -100% online variable thrust test of the
Deep Blue Aerospace Liquid Oxygen Kerosene Engine "Thunderbolt
R1" was successful. In December, the landing leg deployment test
of the Deep Blue Space "Nebula-1" liquid recoverable launch
vehicle was successful.
From December 2023 to January 2024, the
complete swing test of the Thunder-R1 engine of Deep Blue
Aerospace achieved complete success. In March 2024, the testing
of the three engine state power system of the first sub stage of
the Deep Blue Space "Nebula-1" rocket was successfully
completed.
The next step for the company will be
to carry out the vertical recovery flight verification of the
first stage of the "Nebula-1" carrier rocket as planned. It will
achieve the launch and recovery of the "Nebula-1" carrier rocket
in 2024, officially starting the commercialization of scale and
ushering in a new era of liquid recyclable and reusable carrier
rockets in China. Commercial aerospace has unlimited prospects
and space. As a member of this sunrise industry, Deep Blue
Aerospace will uphold a pragmatic, innovative, rigorous, and
efficient style, and aspire to become a promoter of the space
transportation industry.
