The second private commercial carrier rocket launch of Kuqin Star failed its first test flight, Stellar Power: Fully investigate the cause of the failure.

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17/01/2026
On January 17, Star River Aerospace announced the situation regarding the first flight test mission of the Guishenxing-2 (Yao Yi) launch vehicle: At 12:08 on January 17, the Guishenxing-2 private commercial launch rocket took off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, but experienced abnormal flight and the first flight test mission failed. The specific reason is currently being further analyzed and investigated. We sincerely apologize to all parties involved in this mission and to all leaders and friends who care and support Star River Aerospace. We will always hold a deep respect for space technology, thoroughly investigate the cause of the malfunction, and carefully and rigorously organize the reset and re-flight of the Guishenxing-2 to ensure the successful completion of future launch missions.