15 July 2018
OneSpace Technologies became the first privately owned firm in China to launch a rocket into suborbital trajectory on 17 May with its OS-X. The 9.14 m rocket flew for 273.5 km to an altitude of 38 km before falling back to Earth. Meanwhile, the company is developing a larger in-orbital OS-M rocket that is slated for its maiden launch by year-end, and already has secured a payload. Three variants of the OS-M are planned: OS-M1, -M2, and -M4, each with differing load and launch performance. The most powerful, OS-M4, can deliver a 446-kg payload into a Sun-synchronous orbit of 800 km, or 588 kg into low-Earth orbit. The OS-X will still be produced for smaller payloads.
OneSpace Technologies can be found in Hall 1 at Stand 1094 of Farnborough Air Show 2018.
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