On September 9th, the China Aerospace Liquid Propulsion System Test Center held a ceremony in Guangzhou to launch its inauguration and test capabilities. This marked the official opening of my country’s first globally accessible commercial aerospace propulsion system test platform. The event showcased the center’s testing capabilities and technological advancements, including key achievements such as the Li-Jiang-2, Li-Jiang-2 heavy-lift, and Li-Jiang-3 launch vehicles, as well as the Li-Hong series of reusable vehicles and the Li-Qing series of liquid oxygen-kerosene engines.
The China Aerospace Liquid Propulsion System Test Center, located in Guangzhou’s Conghua District, covers an area of 1,016 mu (approximately 1,016 acres). Its core facilities include 200-ton and 30-ton liquid oxygen-kerosene engine test stations, as well as a 400-ton liquid oxygen-kerosene propulsion system test bench. Designed with safety, professionalism, versatility, and affordability in mind, this platform serves as a key ground-based verification platform for the development of medium- and large-scale liquid rocket engines and reusable technologies in my country. It provides comprehensive testing support for rocket propulsion systems, from development to mass production. In the future, the test center will be open to global research institutions, enterprises, and universities, creating a public platform for international collaborative R&D and technological innovation, fostering in-depth cooperation in the global aerospace sector.
As the Greater Bay Area’s only comprehensive aerospace industry base, the center deeply integrates aerospace technology with science education, modern agriculture, and ecological tourism. This creates an “aerospace technology and ecological complex” that integrates aerospace engineering experiments, space science experiences, space agriculture displays, and ecological tourism. Supporting facilities include an aerospace science exhibition hall, a space agriculture demonstration area, a space lotus viewing area, and a space fruit tree planting demonstration area. This not only serves aerospace research and intelligent manufacturing, but also serves as an important platform for disseminating aerospace culture to the public and showcasing the innovative integration of aerospace technology and space agriculture.
At the press conference, Yang Yiqiang, founder and chairman of China Aerospace Science and Technology, stated that the completion of the test center signifies that commercial aerospace companies are deeply integrating into the global aerospace industry chain and innovation network while adhering to independent innovation.
