Space Epoch箭元科技

The company said it had completed vibration testing of the second-stage aft bay of the first flight vehicle across low- and high-frequency excitation in the X, Y and Z axes, followed by a structural review and verification that the auxiliary power system meets vibration-environment requirements.

Shanghai Securities News reported that Space Epoch completed mechanical-environment testing of the full-vehicle plumbing on Yuanxingzhe-1, with the plumbing structure sound and performance meeting flight requirements, and that the rocket has entered prototype production; the report also cited 575 t lift-off mass, 14 t to LEO expendable, 7 t recoverable, more than 20 design reuses and a RMB 20,000/kg cost target.

The company announced the close of a B round backed by several leading market-oriented institutions; 36Kr's venture database lists eight participants including IDG Capital, Hanhui Capital and Qiantang Industrial Group. The amount was not disclosed. (Publication time taken from the date.)

Hangxiao Steel Structure announced that a consortium it formed with lead member Hunan Construction Engineering Group had won construction work for Hangzhou Space Epoch Technology Co., Ltd.; its own share of the contract is under 1% of its audited 2024 revenue.

Space Epoch's reusable rocket base broke ground in Hangzhou, Zhejiang on 7 January with total investment of RMB 5.2 billion and a planned output of 25 rockets a year; the report also gave Yuanxingzhe-1 as 575 t at lift-off, 66 m tall, 4.2 m in diameter, designed for 20 reuses and targeting RMB 20,000 per kilogram.

Yicai reported that Space Epoch's Yuanxingzhe-1 liquid-rocket recovery and reuse base was signed into Qiantang district, Hangzhou in early December, with total investment of RMB 5.2 billion, output of 25 rockets a year and a 108-mu phase-one site of about 60,000 square metres; the report said assembly and test were planned to begin at the end of August 2026.