en.Wedoany.com Reported - Wuxi National Hi-Tech District (WND) held a matchmaking event for the full industrial chain ecosystem of commercial aerospace, covering "Arrow, Satellite, Network, and Terminal." "Chain leader" enterprises such as Deep Blue Aerospace, Guoyu Starry Sky, and Zhongke Shuce, along with over 20 upstream and downstream companies, participated, encompassing the entire industrial chain including rockets, satellites and payloads, engines and core components, as well as satellite operations and data services. WND is the only commercial aerospace industry cluster in the city that fully covers the entire "Star, Arrow, Network, Terminal" chain.
In the satellite manufacturing segment, the commercial satellite intelligent production line invested in by the national-level specialized and new "Little Giant" enterprise, Minospace, received approval from the National Development and Reform Commission in March 2025. It is currently the largest and most technologically advanced satellite batch production base in Jiangsu Province, with the capacity to produce over 150 satellites annually in the 200-500 kg class, averaging one satellite rollout every 3-4 months. On June 13, 2025, six Huan Tian constellation networking satellites rolled off this production line and were launched.
In rocket development, the headquarters and final assembly base of Jiangsu Deep Blue Aerospace is producing the "Nebula-1" liquid oxygen/kerosene reusable launch vehicle. Its first-stage propulsion system completed a nine-engine parallel test firing in November 2025. The 130-ton class "Thunder RS" liquid oxygen/kerosene engine, developed for the large liquid reusable rocket "Nebula-2," has undergone multiple full-engine test firings for verification.
In the data application segment, Zhongke Shuce, a subsidiary of the STAR Market-listed company Zhongke Xingtu, primarily simulates hacker attacks on satellite communication links to discover and patch security vulnerabilities. The company is establishing a national-level satellite security vulnerability database, covering the full lifecycle security testing needs of satellite components from ground testing and in-orbit operation to maintenance and repair. Another data application company, Hongda Satellite, already has 10 remote sensing electromagnetic monitoring satellites in orbit. It plans to complete a 30-satellite constellation network within the next three years and obtained the country's first "Spectrum Data Asset Registration Certificate" in 2026.
WND has currently gathered over 30 enterprises along the chain. Among the first batch of seven "chain leader" enterprises recognized by the city, WND accounts for three: the rocket chain leader Deep Blue Aerospace, the satellite chain leader Guoyu Starry Sky, and the data chain leader Zhongke Shuce, all of which are headquarters-type enterprises.
An official from the WND Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry analyzed that the district's confidence in developing the commercial aerospace industry stems from three advantages. First, a deep industrial foundation with accumulated strengths in precision machinery, microelectronics, new materials, and high-end equipment. Fei'erkang provides 3D printing services for rocket engines and airframe structural components, having received orders for 100 engines corresponding to 10 rockets for 2026; Tongbu Electronics supplies multi-layer printed circuit boards for satellites and space capsules; Zhongke Dexin provides infrared detectors; and the gas flow sensor independently developed by Zhichi Huaxin has been successfully verified on the Tianqin-1 satellite. Additionally, GRG Metrology & Test and Hanglian Testing provide testing services for aerospace components and materials. Second, a locational advantage, situated in the geometric center of the Yangtze River Delta, offering controllable logistics costs and short delivery cycles. Third, a favorable business environment, where the government coordinates factory and testing facilities, provides "one-on-one" full-process agency services. The district also has eight commercial aerospace industry funds with a total scale of 18 billion yuan, and issued the nation's first 200 million yuan commercial aerospace-themed M&A note in January 2025.
Currently, the commercial aerospace industry in WND is transitioning from "single-point breakthroughs" to a "systematic operations" phase. Huo Liang, Chairman of Deep Blue Aerospace, stated that the company will use a mechanism where "chain leaders issue lists, and enterprises are capable of taking them on" to introduce aerospace-grade technical requirements and management standards into the local supply chain. A relevant official from the WND Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry stated the district's goals: achieving independent and controllable technology in the rocket industry chain, scaling the satellite industry chain to exceed ten billion yuan, and establishing national standards for the data industry chain, thereby creating a new pattern of "star-ground integration." Data shows that the district currently hosts 5 national-level specialized and new "Little Giant" enterprises and 6 provincial-level specialized and new enterprises in the aerospace field, has established 23 R&D platforms at the municipal level or above, achieved total revenue exceeding 2 billion yuan in the commercial aerospace sector in 2025, and has 6 key projects under construction with a total investment exceeding 2.5 billion yuan. As a next step, WND plans to collaborate with Northwestern Polytechnical University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Harbin Institute of Technology to jointly tackle key technologies such as reusable rocket composite materials, vertical recovery, and multiple engine restarts, and to carry out "Satellite + 5G + AI" integrated application demonstrations in fields like the low-altitude economy, the Internet of Vehicles, and the ecological environment.
During the event, 14 individuals were appointed as consulting experts for the innovative development of commercial aerospace in WND. Li Jisuo, Chairman of Jiangsu Tengxuan Technology Co., Ltd., was among those appointed. He stated that he would provide intellectual support in areas such as filling gaps in specific sub-chains, tackling the domestic substitution of specialized products, and establishing a closed-loop local supply chain.
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