Pallas-1: next launch, record and specs
Pallas-1 is a 2 stage, semi-reusable launch vehicle built by the Chinese private launch services provider Galactic Energy. Both stages are powered by the gas generator cycle rocket engine Welkin/Cangqiong 50 (CQ-50) using kerosene and liquid oxygen, with 7 engines on the 1st stage and 1 vacuum variant on the 2nd stage. It can launch 7 tonnes to LEO and 3 tonnes to SSO when the 1st stage is recovered downrange.
Record
1 launches, 1 successful (100%), 1 successes in a row.
Upcoming Pallas-1 launches
None on the schedule right now.
Specifications
- Maker: Galactic Energy
- First flight: 2026-09-01
- Height: 49.6 m
- Diameter: 3.35 m
- Payload to low Earth orbit: 7,000 kg
- Reusable: Yes