World space launch forecast in 2022 (with launch list)

Source "Satellite and Network" WeChat official account

Original author Liu Jinjun

This is a report from the future! In 2022, the world space launch will witness many new technologies, new trends, new miracles and changes in the world space.

The world space launch in 2022 has ten characteristics.

According to current statistics, in 2022, there will be more than 260 space launches in the world, including about 177 planned launches and 86 planned launches. In 2022, the number of launches of the World Space Report exceeded the historical record. The United States is preparing to launch 145 times; Russia is preparing to launch 38 times; China is preparing to launch nearly 50 times, and will eventually exceed 50 times.

American Space Exploration Technology Corporation plans to launch 50 times, including 45 Falcon -9 Block 5 rockets and 5 Falcon heavy rockets. In 2022, the global space program will launch about 2,500 satellites, of which "Star Chain" satellites may exceed 50%.

Rocket preparation for launch will change, and most planned launches will not be completed. Due to the low safety, reliability and success rate, some private rocket companies are unable to undertake business, and most of them may not be able to complete the launch. According to the forecast, if American Space Exploration Technology Company launches as planned, the number of launches in 2022 may be the first in the United States, the second in China and the third in Russia.

In 2022, countries reported the first flight of 33 kinds of rockets, the highest in history. On March 12, the American "SLS- 1" super-heavy rocket will be launched from Kennedy Space Center, and the "Artemis-1/Orion-1"spacecraft and 10 small probe will be sent to the moon. In the first quarter, the American space exploration technology company's "Starship" super-heavy rocket plans to make its first flight and conduct flight tests.

Jielong III of China Long March Rocket Co., Ltd., ZK- 1A of Zhongke Aerospace, Hyperbolic -2 of Starlight Glory and Suzaku -2 of Blue Arrow Aerospace will represent China Rocket.

The first rockets launched by other countries are: Vulcan Centauri -VC2S, Cosmos -55 1 1, New Glen of American Blue Origin Company, RS 1 of ABL Aerospace Company and Rocket-4 of Astra Company. Russian "angara-1.2" and "Wuthering -M/ Breeze-km"; ESA Vega -C, Ariane -62 and Ariane-64; German "RF-1", British "Skyrola -XL" and Japanese "H3" rockets; Indian small satellite launch vehicle SSLV, New Zealand gilmour Space Company Alice, Korean perigee space company Blue Whale-1 rocket, etc.

In 2022, the United States, Russian Federation, China and India will launch 13 manned spacecraft, setting a world record. The Russian Federation -MS manned spacecraft will perform three tasks. The manned "Dragon" spacecraft of American Space Exploration Technology Company flew twice; AxiomSpace will organize two space tourism missions and send six space tourists to the International Space Station for 10 days.

In 2022, Boeing's "Starline" manned spacecraft will carry three astronauts for test flight and then fly for the first time. Starline has a diameter of 4.56 meters, a length of 5.03 meters, a volume of 1 1 m3, and an emission mass of 13000 kg. It can carry up to 7 crew members, fly freely for 60 hours, and be grounded for 2 10 days, and can be used repeatedly 10 times.

In 2022, India's "Tianlian-1" spacecraft made its first flight.

On March 12, the American "luna-1" spacecraft will take the "SLS- 1" super-heavy rocket and launch from the Kennedy Space Center and fly to the moon. "Luna-1" spacecraft is an unmanned experimental spacecraft, which will fly around the moon. The "Luna-1" spacecraft is expected to stay in space for about 3 weeks and stay in the distant retrograde orbit around the moon for 6 days.

At present, "Shenzhou-13" astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu are creating space miracles. In 2022, China Aerospace plans to launch six missions, including Shenzhou-14 and Shenzhou-15 spacecraft, the experimental module of "Asking for Heaven", the experimental module of "Dream of Heaven" and the spacecraft of "Tianzhou".

In 2022, the United States, the Russian Federation, China and Japan will launch 1 1 cargo ship, setting a world record. Russia's "Progress -MS" cargo spacecraft will perform three tasks. The "Dragon" cargo ship of American Space Exploration Technology Company made two flights to transport parts, scientific instruments, fuel, water, food, fruits and clothes for the International Space Station. The American Orbital Science Company's "Cygnus" cargo spacecraft will perform two tasks. Japan's "White Stork" delivered goods to the International Space Station twice. China's "Tianzhou" cargo spacecraft flew twice, which contributed to the construction of the "Tiangong" space station.

In 2022, the US Department of Defense and the National Reconnaissance Bureau will launch the National Reconnaissance Bureau -87 military satellite, the National Reconnaissance Bureau-107 space reconnaissance satellite, the intruder-13 electronic reconnaissance satellite, two radar infrared -3 reconnaissance satellites and 1 keyhole.

The U.S. Space Force will launch two space reconnaissance satellites, Space Force-12 missile early warning satellite, Static -6 missile early warning satellite, Space Force -44 and Space Force -52 military communication satellite, and Space Force -5 1 military reconnaissance satellite. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency began to launch the "2 1 point" small reconnaissance satellite constellation.

The Russian Ministry of Defence will launch several military satellites: 1 heavy military reconnaissance satellite, Baer -M3 photoelectric reconnaissance satellite, neutron-1 radar reconnaissance satellite, vulture military reconnaissance satellite, Meridian -M 10 military communication satellite, and several hurricane -M navigation satellites.

Japan's Defense Agency will launch "Intelligence Collection -7" radar reconnaissance satellite and "DSN-3" military communication satellite. India will launch five reconnaissance satellites and two mariner navigation satellites. The German Ministry of Defence will launch 1 "Sarah-1" phased array reconnaissance satellites and two "Sarah -2" radar reconnaissance satellites. Military satellites of various countries are fighting for hegemony in space, which is getting worse and worse.

From quantitative change to qualitative change! From February 22, 20 18 to February 22, 202 1 year, the total number of satellites launched by American Space Exploration Technology Company was 1942, and there were 179 1 in operation. The U.S. Department of Defense has taken a fancy to the satellite platform, quantity, deployment, orbit, function and laser inter-satellite link of the "Star Chain" satellite.

June 5438 +2020 10, the Space Development Agency of the US Department of Defense awarded Space Exploration Technology Company a dual-use contract of10.50 billion US dollars to develop a "luxury" military version of the "Star Chain" satellite platform. The military version of the "Star Chain" satellite can form part of the "national defense space architecture" of the US space forces.

"National Defense Space Architecture" is a satellite constellation consisting of seven layers. This is very similar to the concept of "sacred stone" in the Star Wars project. The military version of the "Star Chain" satellite constellation is confidential. It usually assumes the level of low-orbit satellites, some of which include space-based interceptors to track and eliminate perceived threats such as ballistic missiles.

The military version of the "Star Chain" satellite constellation will include hypersonic reentry vehicles or micro-missiles. In September 2022, the Space Development Agency will launch the first batch of 20 "Star Chain" military communication test satellites. 20 18 this magazine has put forward six military functions and threats of "star chain" satellites. Now, the space warning alarm is ringing again!

The US "Luna-1" spacecraft led 10 lunar probes and flew to the moon in droves. They will launch a large-scale lunar exploration operation to explore the road for the "Luna God" lunar space station. Russia plans to launch the "Moon -25" lander and restart the lunar exploration program. Japan plans to launch a "smart" lunar lander to demonstrate precise landing technology. South Korea launches Pathfinder lunar orbiter. India launched Chandrayaan -3, sending a lander and a lunar rover to the surface of the moon. UAE Space Agency launches Rashid lunar rover.

The exploration of the moon by private companies shows their magical power. American astrophysics will launch the "Peregrine Falcon" lunar lander, weighing 265 kilograms, with a length of 1.9 meters and a diameter of 2.5 meters. American Intuition Machine Company plans to launch the Nova -C lander. American Lunar Marker Company launched a "Lunar Marker-1" lunar rover. American Lunar Outpost Company and Nokia Company launched the "Lunar Outpost" lunar rover. British Aerospace launched two "Space-1" lunar rovers. Japanese iSpace company's "White Rabbit -R 1" lunar lander and "Welcome" lunar lander.

American Intuition Machine Company will also launch a "Mini Nova" lunar jumping car to explore the complex terrain of the moon. The Eagle Shadow Moon Self-timer Satellite of Ambry-Riddle Aviation University, the Earth-Moon-1 relay communication satellite of Intuition Machine Company, the Geo-Pathfinder -ES escape space tugboat of Space Flight Company, and the tanker -002 moon tanker of Orbital Oil Tanker Factory also flew to the moon.

On August 5, 20 1 1, Juno, NASANASA Jupiter probe, was launched and headed for Jupiter. NASA's Juno Jupiter probe is scheduled to fly over Europa on September 29th this year. Io -2 is the sixth closest satellite among Jupiter's 79 satellites and the sixth largest satellite in the solar system.

Europa is a big water polo, known as the "sea of ice". According to the Galileo probe, there is a huge ocean under Europa. Its ocean is under a layer of ice, with a thickness of about 15km and a depth of about 60km and 150km. Scientists are almost certain that Io -2 is hidden under the ice layer of salt water ocean, and its water content is twice that of the earth's oceans combined.

Io -2 is still a living satellite, known as the "big fountain". Hubble Space Telescope saw that Europa's geyser was spraying many water columns and fountains, reaching 160 km and 20 1 km. If such a powerful water column and fountain really exist, then the geyser must be connected with the underground ocean, which may freeze and hide at the bottom of the ice. Juno's discovery may surprise people on earth even more.

With regard to Mars exploration, ESA, in cooperation with the Russian National Space Corporation, plans to launch the Little Cossack Lander and the rosalind franklin Rover on September 20th. The probe will begin a seven-month mission to find evidence of life on Mars in the past.

In the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, there are 1 ghost asteroids with a diameter of about 200 kilometers. It once violently collided with 1 celestial body, peeling off the mantle and crust. "Shen Ling" is the heaviest known M-shaped metal asteroid, with a bare core and almost entirely composed of nickel-iron metal. In the space 4.23 million kilometers away from the Earth, there are 1 asteroid with the number 175706 and the diameter of 1.7 kilometers; In the space 3.69 million kilometers away from the Earth, 1 07 with the number of 35 and the diameter of 1.3 kilometers is rotating and rolling asynchronously. This pair of binary asteroids is a "rubble pile" asteroid, which rotates around each other in space, much like the earth and the moon.

1 In August, NASA launched the Falcon heavy rocket, and launched 1 "Gods" and two "Double-faced Gods" detectors. The Shen Ling probe is equipped with a multispectral imager, magnetometer and gamma-ray spectrometer to study the evidence of the violent collision of the Shen Ling asteroid and explore the origin of the planetary core. The "Double-faced God" probe is a pair of twin space probes, which will visit two mysterious asteroids respectively to study the formation and evolution of the "rubble pile" asteroid. It is reported that the Purple Mountain Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences plans to land the probe on the asteroid 175706 in 2029.

In 2022, many new spacecraft will fly into space.

100 years ago, the space tug was a kind of space transport ship in science fiction, which was used to transfer space cargo from one orbit to another, such as moving spacecraft from low earth orbit to high orbit, or pushing and pulling asteroids near the earth.

Science fiction becomes technology. On 20 14, Lockheed Martin presented a cargo system plan for the space cargo ship Jupiter to NASA. Jupiter's space cargo spacecraft can run indefinitely in orbit, transport fuel for the International Space Station and spacecraft, refuel in space, transport space station garbage to the Cosmos -5 secondary rocket, and then re-enter the atmosphere for destruction.

With the development of science and technology, there are more and more types of space tugboats, such as space cargo ships, space refueling ships, space maintenance ships, space garbage ships, space maintenance ships, moon transport ships, asteroid transport ships and so on. Space tugboats are usually powered by plasma rockets, Curie engines and transuranic engines.

In 2022, countries will launch 10 space tugboat. The "Tanker -002" lunar tanker of American orbital tanker factory can not only refuel, but also be maintained. Airbus has designed a "lunar cruiser" for lunar logistics to support the "lunar" space station.

Flying an airplane into space is a human dream. In 2022, the American Sierra Nevada company "Dreamcatcher-1" space transport plane will make its first test flight. The "Dreamcatcher-1" space transport plane has a payload of 4536 kg.

The satellite deployer can deploy more than 10 satellites, or even dozens of satellites to various orbits. In 2022, countries will launch more than ten kinds of satellite deployers and deploy hundreds of small satellites. Finland's Arctic Space Company has developed a "wooden" Earth observation satellite using wood, and is going to test whether this wooden satellite can fly.

New technology, new technology! In 2022, a variety of new rockets will adopt green propellants, new materials, new processes and new technologies. Several companies use 3D printing technology to manufacture rocket parts, engines and rocket bodies. How fast? 95% parts of American Relativity Space Company's Terran rocket use 3D printing technology; The "Shengnian" rocket engine of British Railway Express Launch Company, the "RS- 1" rocket of ABL Space Systems Company of the United States, the rocket engine of Rocket Laboratory of the United States and the "BE-4" engine of Blue Origin Company of the United States will all use 3D printing technology.

New rocket, new function! Starship rocket is a completely reusable launch vehicle developed by American Space Exploration Technology Company. It can carry out interstellar flight, space tourism and rapid flight between different parts of the earth, with the ultimate goal of realizing Mars exploration and immigration. The starship rocket is the largest and most powerful rocket ever. It consists of a super-heavy booster stage and an "interstellar" spacecraft. Raptor rocket engine burns liquid oxygen and liquid methane propellant to power rockets and spacecraft. The most surprising thing is that the "Starship" rocket will use the launch tower to recycle the first-class rocket around the waist.

The starship rocket is about to make its first flight At present, nearly 1000 satellites are launched every year, but there is still a long way to go. In order to speed up the pace, American Space Exploration Technology Company plans to launch "Star Chain" satellites with "Starship" rockets, launching 400 satellites at a time, and deploying satellites like fairies.

World space flight is the cause of all mankind. Space technology has extended from the Earth, the Moon and Mars to the eight planets, the solar system, the Milky Way and the universe. Space science and technology research green propellants, new propellers, ion imaging, plasma imaging, ionosphere and gamma rays, galactic cosmic radiation, plasma cosmic rays, particles and solar radiation, incubation experiments, life science experiments, space medicine, space pharmacy, solar sails, satellite deployers, space tugboats, satellite capture, satellite maintenance, space refueling and space garbage removal.

New goals of world space: lunar space station, Mars space station, landing on Mars, landing on asteroids, capturing asteroids, asteroid impact, galaxy exploration, intercontinental navigation, space tourism, space exploration and space migration. The realization of these goals will change the thinking and imagination of astronautics, astronomy, planetary science, cosmology and even human beings.

The road to space is difficult and unpredictable. I wish the rocket and the satellite a pleasant journey and a long history!

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