Nebula-1 / Yunying Launch Vehicle
Deep Blue Aerospace
Deep Blue Aerospace's reusable LOX/kerosene small launch vehicle with vertical propulsive landing first stage, targeting 2025 orbital debut.
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- Payload capacity
- 1,000 kg
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As published by the supplier
- Payload to LEO
- ~1,000 kg (expendable)
- Propellants
- LOX/Kerosene
- Reusability
- First stage VTVL propulsive landing
- Vtvl demonstrations
- Multiple successful hops including 10 km altitude (2022)
- HQ
- Shenzhen, China
- Founded
- 2016
About
Deep Blue Aerospace (深蓝航天, Shenzhen) is a Chinese private commercial launch startup developing the Nebula-1 (Xingyun-1) small launch vehicle with propulsive first-stage reusability. Founded in 2016, the company has conducted multiple successful vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) tests of its Nebula-M technology demonstrator rocket, progressively increasing altitude — reaching 10 km hover-and-return altitude in 2022.
Nebula-1 targets approximately 1,000 kg to LEO in expendable configuration, with planned first-stage reusability reducing cost per flight for repeat customers. It uses LOX/kerosene propellants and a cluster of Cangqiong engines (in-house developed by Deep Blue Aerospace). The company is targeting both domestic Chinese commercial launch market and international small satellite operators.
Deep Blue Aerospace has received substantial investment from Chinese venture firms and government-backed funds and is among the most technically advanced Chinese private launch companies given its VTVL demonstration record. Orbital test flights are targeted for the mid-2020s.
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