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 Pallas-1 (ex) [Galactic Energy] |
Pallas-1 (Zhishenxing-1) is a Chinese medium-lift orbital launch vehicle under development by Galactic Energy. The partially reusable rocket is designed to carry up to 5,000 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO) or 3,000 kg to a 700-km Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).
The first stage is powered by seven CQ-50 engines burning RP-1 and liquid oxygen (kerosene/LOX). The stage is equipped with landing legs and grid fins for recovery by vertical landing. The initial flight was conducted without attempting first-stage recovery.
Pallas-1 has a launch mass of about 283 metric tons. Its first launch, originally planned for November 2024, is delayed to 1 September 2026 from a new launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The maiden flight of the vehicle will serve as a test of the new launcher and successfully placed a dummy payload into orbit.
A heavier Pallas-1B version is planned to use three Pallas-1 booster cores and is designed to place up to 17,500 kg into LEO.
| Version | Strap-On | Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhishenxing-1 (Pallas-1) | - | ? / 7 × CQ-50 | ? / CQ-50V |
| Zhishenxing-1(ex) (Pallas-1(ex)) | - | ? / 7 × CQ-50 | ? / CQ-50V |
| Zhishenxing-1B (Pallas-1B) | 2 × ? / 7 × CQ-50 | ? / 7 × CQ-50 | ? / CQ-50V |
| Performance (kg) | LEO | LPEO | SSO | GTO | GEO | MolO | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallas-1 | - | - | - | - | |||
| Pallas-1 (ex) | - | - | - | - | |||
| Pallas-1B | 17500 | - | - | - | - |
No: Type Serial Date LS Payload
1 1 Zhishenxing-1(ex) Y1 01.09.2026 Jq (ZSX-1 Dummy Payload) Planned: Launch sites: Jq = Jiuquan Space Center, Inner Mongolia, China
