Origin Space
Origin Space (Chinese: 起源太空) is a seed-stage Chinese private company researching and developing technology to enable space resource utilization. The company contracted for its first satellite, a space telescope, to be built by DFH Satellite, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), "the state-owned main contractor for China’s space programs."[1]
The company was established in 2017, and raised additional capital in 2019 through a US$7 million angel round led by and .[1]
The initial company focus is on fielding multi-spectrum space telescopes. A small ultraviolet spectroscopy telescope flew in Earth orbit in late 2019. The company is working on an x-ray space telescope with Hong Kong University, and signed a contract to build an optical telescope.[1]
On 27 April 2021 the company successfully launched the NEO-1 satellite aboard a Long March 6 rocket. This satellite will be used to carry out scientific research based on observations of small celestial bodies in low-Earth orbit and to test a prototype technology for the acquisition of space resources.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c Jones, Andrew (23 April 2020). "Chinese space resource utilization firm Origin Space signs deal for space telescope". SpaceNews. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "商业"拼车"！长征六号一箭九星发射成功！" (in Chinese). CASC. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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