On March 26th, Suzhou Zhixin Composite Materials Co., Ltd., a leading talent enterprise in science and technology in Suzhou Industrial Park, successfully launched the "Zhixin No.1" satellite and successfully put into production the flexible solar wing production line in the park, marking a new stage of smart materials from technology research and development to mass production application, which will provide strong support for the construction of large-scale constellations in commercial aerospace. Du Shanyi, an academician of China Academy of Engineering, Leng Jinsong, an academician of China Academy of Sciences, Ni Gan, a member of the Party Working Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park and deputy director of the Management Committee, and several chief aerospace engineers attended the event.
Suzhou Zhixin Composite Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zhixin Composite Materials") is the first commercial aerospace enterprise in China to deeply cultivate the research and development of smart materials and aerospace engineering applications. Since its establishment, the company has continuously enriched its technical force and injected strong kinetic energy into China's commercial space development.
In September, 2025, the "Zhixin No.1" satellite developed by Zhixin Composite Materials was successfully launched at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Base. Its core product, the smart material flexible solar wing, was successfully put into commercial use in orbit, and it was the first time in the world to realize the commercial application of smart material flexible solar wing.
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Compared with the existing rigid solar wing and flexible solar wing, smart material flexible solar wing, as the core component of satellite energy system, has outstanding advantages of low cost, high stiffness, light weight and high reliability, and is expected to provide core energy for future space equipment such as computing satellites, space power stations and spaceships.
Academician Du Shanyi, Academician Leng Jinsong and the chief aerospace model engineer all said that Suzhou and Suzhou Industrial Park continued to promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, which provided strong support for the transformation and industrial application of cutting-edge technological achievements such as smart materials and structural systems. It is hoped that with the completion of this production line as a new starting point, we will continue to deepen collaborative innovation, accelerate the construction of a more perfect industrial development pattern, and make new and greater contributions to the high-quality development of China's commercial aerospace and the construction of a space power.
Zhin Xin Composite Materials
Zhin Xin Composite Materials established its presence in the park in 2023. It has since been recognized as a leading technology enterprise in the park and a national high-tech company. The company has also achieved remarkable success in various national innovation competitions, further demonstrating its technical expertise and innovative capabilities in the fields of intelligent composite materials and aerospace applications.
The R&D team has been deeply involved in the commercial aerospace field for more than 20 years, accumulated scientific research and engineering advantages in long-term practice, deeply participated in major national aerospace engineering tasks, and formed a complete technical chain of "basic research-engineering verification-commercial application".
With the successful launch of "Zhixin-1", Zhixin Composite Materials has achieved further leap in energy system design, solar wing development and constellation construction. Many core technologies are at the international leading level, providing systematic solutions for the design and development of solar wings for spacecraft such as computing satellites, space power stations and spaceships. At present, it has established cooperation with more than 70 domestic head aerospace enterprises.