Dongfang Hour
Dongfang Hour (@dongfanghour), a YouTube channel from France covering China's space industry and commercial rockets, has about 35,800 subscribers and a median of 76,217 views per video. Its last upload was in February 2025 and the channel has been on hiatus since. Sponsored integrations run $1,500 to $2,600 per video, based on long-form median views.
Engaged niche audience following China's commercial space race
- Median of 76,217 views per long-form video from about 35,800 subscribers
- Top video 'This Chinese Startup Just Landed a Rocket Vertically' reached 837,395 views
- Sponsorship rate of $1,500 to $2,600 per video, roughly $20 to $35 CPM, versus $10 to $30 for paid ads
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- explainer videos, industry interviews, news analysis
- Tone
- analytical, balanced
- Language
- English
- On camera
- No, voiceover and b-roll
- Production
- Clean, lightly edited
- Typical length
- 5 to 16 minutes
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- BetterHelpIncogniMyHeritageSurfsharkPrivate Internet AccessGround NewsBrilliant
- Categories promoted
- online therapy, data privacy and VPN, genealogy, online education, news aggregation
- Affiliate links
- Yes
Sponsor reads in videos such as 'These Chinese Startups Are Building Their Own Starship' (BetterHelp) and 'China Just Unveiled Two New Commercial Spacecraft' (Incogni).
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Coverage of China's military-adjacent space programs and geopolitics, such as 'Can Argentina Threaten China's Space Program?', makes the political rating medium.
We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.
Platforms
| Platform | Followers | Median views | Uploads, 90d |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | 36k | 76k | 0 |
Benchmark score: 57 / 100
Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.
Recent videos
▶Taking a Break – A Quick Channel Update · 7.9k views
▶These Chinese Startups Are Building Their Own Starship · 37k views
▶China Just Unveiled Two New Commercial Spacecraft · 110k viewsLast three uploads, latest 505 days ago.
Few industries are as complex as space, and few countries are as complex as China. Sitting at the intersection of these two megatrends, Dongfang Hour is a channel that aims at bringing a balanced, holistic content, with a touch of entertainment and humour. Who is behind the Dongfang Hour? Dongfang Hour is a part-time project by Blaine Curcio and Jean Deville, a consultant/entrepreneur and an aerospace engineer. We're both space enthusiasts and familiar with Chinese culture and the Chinese business ecosystem (with a combined 20 years spent in the country!). Jean mostly handles the YouTube ch
About Dongfang Hour
Dongfang Hour is an English-language YouTube channel run by Blaine Curcio and Jean Deville, based in France, that covers China's space industry, commercial launch companies and satellite constellations. Videos are typically 5 to 16 minutes long and mix explainers, industry interviews and news analysis, with a balanced and occasionally humorous tone. The channel's public data shows about 35,800 subscribers and 145 uploads, with a median of 76,217 views per video.
The audience appears to be space enthusiasts, aerospace professionals and people interested in US-China technology competition. These audience details are estimates based on channel topics and comments context, not verified analytics. The channel has run sponsor reads for online therapy, VPN, genealogy and education services, with about 16 percent of recent content sponsored.
Per-video rates are estimated at $1,500 to $2,600 based on median views, equivalent to a CPM of $20 to $35 compared with $10 to $30 for typical paid ads. Brands in aerospace, privacy software and online education who want a focused technical audience should consider booking, after confirming the channel's current upload schedule.
Written from Dongfang Hour's public YouTube profile, platform data and web mentions. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Dongfang Hour can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Dongfang
How much does Dongfang Hour charge for a sponsored video?
Based on a median of about 76,000 views, a sponsored integration is estimated at $1,500 to $2,600 per video. The rate is an estimate derived from Starbooked's rate rule, not a published price. Contact details unlock on Starbooked for $0.80.
What does Dongfang Hour post about on YouTube?
The channel covers China's space program, commercial rocket companies, reusable launch technology, satellite megaconstellations and lunar plans. Videos are explainers and industry interviews, usually 5 to 16 minutes long.
How do I contact Dongfang Hour for a brand deal?
Contact details unlock on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted creators can be booked through Starbooked directly. Confirm current upload activity first, since the channel announced a break in 2025.
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