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RECOVERY
"Chopsticks" Catch & Recovery System
In-situ Recovery, In-situ Reuse
Standing 100 meters tall with a 16-meter arm span, the "Chopsticks" Capture and Recovery System covers an area equivalent to half a football field.
During recovery, integrated multi-sensor perception and real-time decision control enable dynamic mid-air capture. This overcomes the rigid constraints of traditional vertical landing on touchdown precision, fuel margins, and structural endurance, allowing all-weather in-situ recovery and rapid reuse in complex environments.
During recovery, integrated multi-sensor perception and real-time decision control enable dynamic mid-air capture. This overcomes the rigid constraints of traditional vertical landing on touchdown precision, fuel margins, and structural endurance, allowing all-weather in-situ recovery and rapid reuse in complex environments.
With cross-disciplinary expertise in aerospace and robotics, Astronstone has fully mastered key technologies in capture arm design, computer vision fusion, and real-time structural inspection for stainless steel rockets. In December 2025, Astronstone completed China's first ground validation of a 100-ton class capture arm prototype, redefining the boundaries of rocket recovery through engineering excellence.
Total Tower Height
100
m
Designed Reuses
300
times
Single Arm Extension
16
m
Total Sensors
1000+
Max Arm Span
30
m
Land Area
3600
m²
Capture Success Rate
99%
