Interstellar Glory completes full sea-recovery rehearsal for Hyperbola-3 first stage
84 FOMOThe company used its Xingji Guihang recovery ship and a mechanical first-stage pathfinder to rehearse the full offshore recovery workflow. The exercise covered port mooring, sea states three and four, the recovery sequence, sea state five and return-to-port operations. It tested the recovery vessel, structural interfaces, communications, launch-support equipment and onboard systems. The exercise is a major preparatory step toward the planned first orbital launch and sea recovery.
Why it matters
Sea-based recovery is one of the hardest elements of Hyperbola-3's reusable architecture. A successful full rehearsal reduces operational uncertainty, but the first actual booster recovery remains the decisive test.
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正式回收前的“模拟考试”，星际荣耀完成 SQX-3 运载火箭回收一子级海上合练试验Interstellar Glory completed a full sea-recovery rehearsal for a mechanical Hyperbola-3 first-stage pathfinder aboard its recovery vessel Xingji Guihang. The June exercise near Yangjiang simulated port operations, multiple sea states, booster recovery procedures and return-to-port operations. The vessel demonstrated recovery and transport procedures in conditions reaching sea state five.
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The company used its Xingji Guihang recovery ship and a mechanical first-stage pathfinder to rehears