March 2026 will be an important month for the development of China's commercial space industry. In this month, three leading domestic commercial space companies will launch the first flight or re-flight missions of three rockets in succession. The "three rockets launched in succession" situation is an important manifestation of China's commercial space industry moving from technological breakthrough to large-scale development, marking that China's private reusable rocket technology has entered a stage of concentrated verification.
First Flight and Re-flight Arrangements of Three Commercial Space Rockets
In March, three companies—Deep Blue Aerospace, i-Space and LandSpace—will successively carry out flight missions of their core rocket models, all focusing on the verification of reusable technologies to promote the maturity of private space technology.
Among them, Deep Blue Aerospace's "Xingyun-1" will perform its first flight mission. As a medium-sized liquid reusable rocket, Xingyun-1 will verify the first-stage vertical recovery technology in this first flight. In addition to completing basic orbital injection tests, it also plans to carry out a recovery test in Shanghai to verify the accuracy and reliability of rocket recovery. Previously, Xingyun-1 has completed the ground test of the stage separation system, verifying the stability of the non-pyrotechnic unlocking system under repeated working conditions and preparing for this first flight.
i-Space's "Hyperbola-3" will carry out its first flight simultaneously, with the core task of testing the rocket's orbital injection capability and recovery technology. As i-Space's new-generation main model, Hyperbola-3 is targeted at low-Earth orbit launch needs. This first flight will fully verify the cooperative performance of all rocket systems, laying the foundation for subsequent commercial batch launches and sea recovery.
LandSpace's "Zhuque-3" will perform a re-flight mission. As the first domestic model to implement the first-stage recovery technology verification of an orbital-class launch vehicle, Zhuque-3 accumulated a large amount of key data during its first flight in December 2025. This re-flight is a technical re-test after optimizing the power, navigation, thermal protection and rocket body structure, focusing on verifying the improved recovery technology and paving the way for subsequent commercial launch vehicle recovery and reuse flights.
March Launch Mission Arrangements of the National Space Team
While commercial space companies are advancing their launch missions, China's space "national team" has also arranged a number of launch missions in March.
The following is predicted information, sourced from the Internet. Space launch plans may be adjusted according to weather and technical conditions, and the launch time may not be accurate.
March 1: Long March 7A (Wenchang, high-orbit mission)
March 12: Long March 5B (Wenchang, space station cargo mission)
March 13: Long March 8A (satellite internet constellation mission)
Shanghai Commercial Space Exhibition Held Simultaneously
Corresponding to the intensive launch missions in March, the 2026 Shanghai Commercial Space Exhibition will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from March 12 to 14, with the theme of "Seizing Commercial Space Opportunities and Win-Win the Future of Space Economy".
The exhibition will gather representatives from competent space authorities, scientific research institutes, enterprises and international space organizations to display cutting-edge technologies and achievements in commercial rockets, satellite manufacturing, space applications and other fields. At the same time, technical innovation seminars, ecological co-construction meetings and other activities will be held to promote in-depth integration of industry, university and research, as well as international cooperation. This exhibition, linked with the intensive launch missions, provides a platform for commercial space enterprises to display their achievements and carry out exchanges and cooperation, helping the sustainable development of China's commercial space industry.