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Origin Space

Origin Space is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Origin Space rather than just read about it. In short: Origin Space Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 起源太空) is the first space technology enterprise in China dedicated to the exploration, development, and utilization of space resources.

Key takeaways

Origin Space belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Origin Space to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Origin Space from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Origin Space Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 起源太空) is the first space technology enterprise in China dedicated to the exploration, development, and utilization of space resources. Focusing on the world's most cutting-edge space resources industry, the company takes data services as an entry point. It gradually expands to on-orbit servicing and commercial exploitation of space resources through university research missions, space object observation, space object database, and other businesses.

History The company was established in 2019, and raised additional capital through a US$7 million angel round led by Matrix Partners China and Linear Venture. Origin Space initially focuses on fielding multi-spectrum space telescopes. After a small ultraviolet spectroscopy telescope was carried into Earth's orbit in September 2019, the company is working on an X-ray space telescope with Hong Kong University, and signed a contract to build an optical telescope.

Satellites launched by Origin Space Origin Space launched the Lobster Eye X-ray detection satellite in July 2020, in cooperation with Nanjing University. It is the first 70 kg commercial space science satellite and the first large field-of-view observation satellite in the world, carrying out research on the detection of cosmic dark matter signals and analyzing asteroid composition observation. The company successfully launched the NEO-1 satellite aboard a Long March 6 rocket on 27 April 2021. This satellite will be used to conduct scientific research based on observations of small celestial bodies in low-Earth orbit and to test a prototype technology for acquiring space resources. Yangwang-1 Space Telescope was launched in June 2021, which is China's first commercial space optical, ultraviolet telescope to detect and monitor asteroids and space debris. It can also do astronomy observations, e.g. Large Magellanic Cloud. Carrying two sets of coaxial telescopes, optical and ultraviolet, Yangwang-1 Space Telescope can execute multiple tasks, such as sky survey, nighttime light remote sensing, and observation of small near-earth objects, atmospheric luminescence, and space object. Yangwang-1 completed the world's first all-sky optical survey in June 2022. The Minor Planet Center officially awarded Yangwang-1 the space observatory code C59. The M² lunar rover is scheduled to launch in 2024. It will be China's first commercial activity of exploring the Moon, testing mining equipment, realizing a significant landmark for commercial deep space exploration, and participating in the world's wave of commercial lunar exploration.

Business Area Origin Space is constantly looking for strategic partners in space resource utilization or any related industries worldwide. Meanwhile, the company is actively providing services for the following industries:

Geospatial intelligence; Energy sector, monitoring of oil/gas transportation system, monitoring of electricity transportation facilities; Ecological sector, environment protection, natural disaster prevention; Agricultural sector, farmland survey, crops monitoring; Housing construction, infrastructure, city planning; Meteorological sector; Customized Satellite Service; Space science observations and experiments; Utilization of near-earth asteroid resources.

Team Members of Origin Space include scholars and experts who come from Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Peking University, Tsinghua University, University of Hong Kong, Macao University of Science and Technology, National Central University, Kyushu University in Japan, German Space Agency, and other first-class universities. Most of them have participated in all recent asteroid deep space exploration projects. In addition, the company has senior aerospace system engineers and entrepreneurs with rich experience. The research fields of team members spread in interdisciplinary scientific and technological fields such as planetary science, mineralogy, astronomy, space engineering, artificial intelligence, and big data.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Origin Space

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Origin Space claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Origin Space before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Origin Space ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Origin Space

In research: Origin Space appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Origin Space in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Origin Space is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Chinese companies established in 2017, Private spaceflight companies, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Origin Space outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Origin Space in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Origin Space means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Origin Space out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Origin Space in simple terms?

Origin Space Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 起源太空) is the first space technology enterprise in China dedicated to the exploration, development, and utilization of space resources.

Why does Origin Space matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Origin Space?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Origin Space.