| Pallas-1 | |||||
| Function: | Launch Vehicle | ||||
| Manufacturer: | Galactic Energy | ||||
| Country-Origin: | China | ||||
| Stages: | 3 | ||||
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| Comparable: | GSLV, Long March 4A, Nuri, ZQ-2 | ||||
| Status: | In development | ||||
| Launches: | 0 | ||||
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The Pallas-1 (Chinese: s=智神星一号) is a medium-lift orbital launch vehicle under development by Galactic Energy. It features seven Welkin engines burning RP-1 and liquid oxygen (kerolox) in its first stage.[2] The first stage will have legs and grid fins to allow for stage recovery by vertical landing (much like the SpaceX Falcon 9).[3]
Pallas-1 is planned to be capable of placing a 5-tonne payload into low Earth orbit (LEO), or a 3-tonne payload into a 700-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).[4] The first launch of the rocket is scheduled to take place in November 2024,[5] while an initial attempt at first stage recovery using landing legs is slated for 2025.[6]
Using three Pallas-1 booster cores as its first stage, Pallas-1B (Chinese: s=智神星一号乙) will be capable of putting a 17.5-tonne payload into low Earth orbit.