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China launches new remote sensing satellite

China launches new remote sensing satellite-

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China launches new remote sensing satellite​

Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-12-09 11:05:30

TAIYUAN, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province at 2:31 a.m. Friday.

The satellite, named Gaofen-5 01A, was launched aboard a Long March-2D rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully.

It is a hyperspectral satellite that will be used for remote sensing and applications in diverse fields, such as pollution reduction, environmental monitoring, natural resource surveys, and climate change studies.

The satellite will help improve the country's hyperspectral observation capacity in areas such as environmental protection, land, weather, agriculture, and disaster alleviation.

The satellite, sent to an orbit 705 kilometers above Earth, carries payloads such as a visible-short-wave infrared hyperspectral camera and a wide-range thermal infrared imaging device, which will provide data support for China to actively respond to global climate change, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

The satellite is an important part of China's Gaofen project, and will further improve the self-sufficiency rate of hyperspectral satellite remote sensing data in China, said the CNSA.

Friday's successful launch marked the completion of the space-segment construction of China's Gaofen project.

Launched in 2010, the Gaofen project has become the backbone network of China's high-resolution Earth observation system. It has promoted the construction of a national space infrastructure system integrating satellite communication, satellite remote sensing and satellite navigation.

The launch was the 453rd flight mission involving use of the Long March carrier rocket series.

 

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China's Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifts 14 satellites in maiden flight

China's Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifts 14 satellites in maiden flight-

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China's Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifts 14 satellites in maiden flight​

Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-12-09 15:30:45

YANTAI, Shandong, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China launched a Smart Dragon-3 rocket at the Yellow Sea on Friday, placing 14 satellites into planned orbit.

The commercial rocket blasted off at 2:35 p.m. (Beijing Time). The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission.

It was the maiden flight of the Smart Dragon-3 rocket.

 

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China launches two space experiment satellites

China launches two space experiment satellites-

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China launches two space experiment satellites​

Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-12-12 17:21:45

JIUQUAN, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday launched a Long March-4C rocket, placing a pair of satellites in space.

The rocket blasted off at 4:22 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the satellites Shiyan-20A and Shiyan-20B into preset orbit.

Shiyan means "experiment" in Chinese. The two Shiyan-20 satellites will be used for in-orbit verification of new technologies such as space environment monitoring.

It was the 454th flight mission of the Long March series rockets, according to the launch center.

 

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China unveils first batch of images taken by solar probe ASO-S​

 

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China Completes Record-Long Test Run of Liquid Oxygen-Kerosene Rocket Engine​

China completed four test runs -- totaling 2,100 seconds -- of a 130-ton pump rear swing liquid oxygen-kerosene rocket engine on Saturday, with the cumulative working time of a single engine exceeding eight times the task, setting a new record for the longest test run of a single 100-ton rocket engine.

 

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China launches new remote sensing satellite

China launches new remote sensing satellite-

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China launches new remote sensing satellite​

Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-12-15 03:10:45

XICHANG, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- China has sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

The satellite, Yaogan-36, was launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket at 2:25 a.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, and entered its planned orbit successfully.

The launch was the 455th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series.

 

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China launches one more space experiment satellite

China launches one more space experiment satellite-

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China launches one more space experiment satellite​

Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-12-16 14:41:45

XICHANG, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday launched a Long March-11 rocket, placing a satellite in space.

The rocket blasted off at 2:17 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China and sent the satellite Shiyan-21 into preset orbit.

Shiyan means "experiment" in Chinese. The newly launched Shiyan satellite will be used for in-orbit verification of new space technologies.

It was the 456th flight mission of the Long March series rockets, said the launch center.

 

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China launches one more space experiment satellite

China launches one more space experiment satellite-

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China launches one more space experiment satellite​

Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-12-16 14:41:45

XICHANG, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday launched a Long March-11 rocket, placing a satellite in space.

The rocket blasted off at 2:17 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China and sent the satellite Shiyan-21 into preset orbit.

Shiyan means "experiment" in Chinese. The newly launched Shiyan satellite will be used for in-orbit verification of new space technologies.

It was the 456th flight mission of the Long March series rockets, said the launch center.

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Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missions

Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missions-

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Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missions​

Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-12-18 19:12:00

NANJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's tracking ship Yuanwang-3 departed from a port on Sunday for new spacecraft monitoring missions.

The crew members will spend the New Year holiday and Spring Festival during this voyage. Before setting sail, they had examined facilities, received training, and replenished supplies to ensure the success of the missions.

This year, the ship has spent more than 120 days at sea, sailing over 33,000 nautical miles, and completed four monitoring tasks, including the one for the Shenzhou-14 manned spaceflight.

Yuanwang-3 represents China's second-generation space tracking ship. It undertakes maritime tracking and monitoring of high-, medium- and low-orbit satellites, spaceships, and space station modules.

Since it was launched more than 20 years ago, the ship has made more than 60 voyages and completed 100 missions, including tracking of the Shenzhou spaceships, the Chang'e lunar probes, and BeiDou satellites, maintaining a 100 percent success rate.

 

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Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missions

Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missions-

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Chinese space-tracking ship sets sail for new missions​

Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-12-18 19:12:00

NANJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's tracking ship Yuanwang-3 departed from a port on Sunday for new spacecraft monitoring missions.

The crew members will spend the New Year holiday and Spring Festival during this voyage. Before setting sail, they had examined facilities, received training, and replenished supplies to ensure the success of the missions.

This year, the ship has spent more than 120 days at sea, sailing over 33,000 nautical miles, and completed four monitoring tasks, including the one for the Shenzhou-14 manned spaceflight.

Yuanwang-3 represents China's second-generation space tracking ship. It undertakes maritime tracking and monitoring of high-, medium- and low-orbit satellites, spaceships, and space station modules.

Since it was launched more than 20 years ago, the ship has made more than 60 voyages and completed 100 missions, including tracking of the Shenzhou spaceships, the Chang'e lunar probes, and BeiDou satellites, maintaining a 100 percent success rate.

 

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Chinese commercial space company to launch stackable satellites

Chinese commercial space company to launch stackable satellites-

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Chinese commercial space company to launch stackable satellites​

Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2022-12-23 16:57:15

BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's private company GalaxySpace is accelerating the research and development of flat-panel stackable satellites, for rapid construction of a satellite internet constellation.

GalaxySpace said the design enables dozens of satellites to be stacked on top of each other like tablet personal computers and be launched at the same time on a single rocket. It can greatly improve the use efficiency of a rocket and shorten the construction period of a constellation.

Satellite internet will provide extensive broadband connection with satellite communication technology. It is to use the satellites in space playing the role of the base station on the ground for the terrestrial network connection. Under this context, each satellite is a mobile base station in space. It can provide users worldwide with high bandwidth, flexible, and convenient internet access service.

In addition, each stackable satellite can carry a flexible solar wing, which features small size, lightweight, and modularization, to help save mass and launch costs, the company told Xinhua.

The Beijing-based satellite maker was put into operation in April 2018. It aims to build a broadband satellite constellation deployed in low-Earth orbit and create a global 5G communication network. On March 5, 2022, GalaxySpace launched six broadband communication satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, which verified the networking technology and service capability of the internet constellation.

If the development goes well, the company's stackable satellites are expected to be launched early next year, said Chang Ming, chief commander of the satellite project.