Space Epoch News

Latest Space Epoch news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. $320M raised. 1 article tracked by The Robotics Media.

About Space Epoch

Space Epoch (Sepoch) is a Beijing-based Chinese commercial launch startup founded in 2019 by Liu Baiqi. The company is developing Yuanxingzhe-1 (YXZ-1), a stainless-steel reusable rocket propelled by liquid oxygen and methane engines, and completed a first sea-based vertical landing of its Hiker-1 verification article in May 2025. Space Epoch is targeting a maiden orbital flight and recovery attempt by late 2026.

Key facts

• Headquarters: Beijing, China
• Country: China
• Founded: 2019
• Sectors: Space & Satellites, Space Technology
• Website: https://www.spaceepoch.cn

Products by Space Epoch

• Yuanxingzhe-1 — Yuanxingzhe-1 (YXZ-1) is Space Epoch's large stainless-steel reusable rocket, propelled by liquid oxygen and methane engines and designed for sea-based vertical...

Funding rounds

• Series B — $320M — 2026 — led by IDG Capital

Latest Space Epoch news

• Space Epoch Tops Up Series B To ~$320M For Reusable Yuanxingzhe-1 Rocket — Chinese launch startup Space Epoch has topped up its Series B round to roughly RMB 2.3B (~$320M) as it races toward the first orbital flight and sea-b...