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Huaguang‑1 Full‑Flow Staged Combustion Cycle LOX/Methane Engine

As the first domestically developed engine in China benchmarked against SpaceX’s Raptor 2, this independently controlled, high‑efficiency powerplant represents a major breakthrough in indigenous rocket propulsion. Its debut will break through critical technical bottlenecks and significantly accelerate the commercialization of China’s launch vehicle industry.

Combustion Efficiency

99.2%

Payload Capacity Increase

30%

Sea-Level Specific Impulse

323s

Vacuum Specific Impulse

376s

Sea Level Thrust

540KN

Vacuum Thrust

582KN

Combustion Chamber Pressure

24MPa

Thrust Throttling Range

55%-106%

Thrust-to-Weight Ratio

>100

Weiguang-1 Rocket Family

World’s First: Full‑flow Staged Combustion Cycle Propulsion + Carbon‑Fiber Composite + LOX/Methane

Payload Capacity (Expendable Mission)

LEO@500Km:11t
SSO@500Km:9t
Payload Coefficient:3.14%

Payload Capacity (Recoverable Mission)

LEO@500Km:9t
SSO@500Km:7t

Propellant

LOX/Methane

Liftoff Thrust

450t

Fairing Diameter

4.2m

Vehicle Length

60m

Grid Fins

 4 sets

Vehicle Diameter

3.8m

Airframe Material

Carbon Fiber Composite Material

General Space Economy

Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m / 5.2 m
Payload Capacity:
500 km LEO: 11 t
500 km SSO: 9 t
Payload Coefficient: 3.14%
Vehicle Diameter / Length: 3.8 m / 60 m

Earth-Moon Economy

Fairing Diameter: 4.2 m
Payload Capacity:
500 km LEO: 9 t
500 km SSO: 7 t
Vehicle Diameter / Length: 3.8 m / 60 m

Earth-Mars Economy

Fairing Diameter: 5.2 m
Payload Capacity:
500 km LEO: 30 t
GTO: 12 t
GEO: 3.5 t
LTO: 5 t
Vehicle Diameter / Length: 3.8 m / 67 m