China Space Military：Recon, Satcom, Navi, ASAT/BMD, Orbital Vehicle, SLV, etc.

[XiaoYaoZi]

Ähhhm ... a tube-launched sattelite launcher !!!

Looks like a DF-31 or whatever-development !???

Any specs to this type ??

Deino

Yeah, you are right, developed from DF-31

 

[cirr]

 

[Deino]

Coming along nicely ....

 

[Beast]

Looks like CZ-5 initial launch at end of the year is not an unrealistic estimation after all.

I have a feeling, CCP top brass is pushing the CZ-5. Its good that they value how important this rocket is to China space power.

 

[JSCh]

China sends satellite to aid 'smart city'
Source:Xinhua Published: 2015-9-26 0:28:25

China on Friday sent a satellite into space to aid urban management by monitoring traffic and smog, its designers said.

Pujiang-1 was among four micro-satellites on the carrier rocket Long March-11 that lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.

Zhang Chunming from Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology said the satellite was designed around the idea of promoting "smart city" construction. It can monitor the weather, traffic and population density of a city.

"For instance, Pujiang-1 can instantly report the location of oil slick should there be a spill on the Huangpu River, Shanghai," Zhang said.

The satellite can also be used to support resources surveys, as well as emergency response and rescue, Zhang added.

Its antenna holder was 3D printed, the first time such a process has been used by China in its satellite production, according to the designers.

 

[cirr]

Looking forward to the launch of the Jilin-1A optical satellite in early Oct。

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Looking forward to the launch of the Jilin-1A optical satellite in early Oct。

What is the resolution of the satellite?

 

[S. Martin]

Fours days after "CZ-6" was lunched successfully, another new type of chinese Long March rocket "CZ-11" started its maiden flight and successfully sent four satellites into space. It seems that the new generation of Long March (CZ) rocket has open its curtain of a big show. Which one will play next ? CZ-7 or CZ-5?

It's reported that CZ-6, CZ-11 and CZ-7 will act as key roles for chinese commercial satellite lunch in following decades. Many new technologies are applied in these new rockets, which allow them to be more cost saving, more environment friendly, more reliable together with shorter lunching preparation time. Hence they're expected to explode bigger business in international satellite lunching market.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Fours days after "CZ-6" was lunched successfully, another new type of chinese Long March rocket "CZ-11" started its maiden flight and successfully sent four satellites into space. It seems that the new generation of Long March (CZ) rocket has open its curtain of a big show. Which one will play next ? CZ-7 or CZ-5?

It's reported that CZ-6, CZ-11 and CZ-7 will act as key roles for chinese commercial satellite lunch in following decades. Many new technologies are applied in these new rockets, which allow them to be more cost saving, more environment friendly, more reliable together with shorter lunching preparation time. Hence they're expected to explode bigger business in international satellite lunching market.

But right now, China is banned by the US to carry any US satellite component, which makes it hard for International market to send satellites because almost all satellites use various US components.

 

[S. Martin]

Within five days, two types of Chinese new generation Long March rockets "CZ-6" and "CZ-11" were lunched successfully. And it's reported that CZ-7 and CZ-5 are planned to lunch next year. It sounds crazy! The curtain of a big show now is opening!

Per the reports, Many new technologies are applied in these new rockets, like non-toxic kerosene engine, solid fuel engine and new satellite releasing system. Hence they're expected to be more competitive and to explode bigger business in international satellite lunching market. What do you think about it?

And how are their carrying capabilites comparing with European, US, Russia, Japan and India rockets? Does it implies a big progress of Chinese military missles?

 

[S. Martin]

But right now, China is banned by the US to carry any US satellite component, which makes it hard for International market to send satellites because almost all satellites use various US components.

Um, That's really a trouble. But things may change in future, politics should serve the economic development rather than become its barrier.

 

[Beast]

Um, That's really a trouble. But things may change in future, politics should serve the economic development rather than become its barrier.

As China is becoming sophisticated. China can offer the same capabilities of US satelite component at lower price. This mean from making telecomunication satelites to launching rocket, everything will be made in China.

 

[S. Martin]

As China is becoming sophisticated. China can offer the same capabilities of US satelite component at lower price. This mean from making telecomunication satelites to launching rocket, everything will be made in China.

In the area of satellite design and manufacturing, We're still have a long way to catch up with US. For rockets, Long March new series will stand in same line with others in technology, plus having a lower cost of lunching. So I belive Long March new rockets will become top competitor in international commercial satellite lunching market, regardless of politics barrier. Although US set fence on the high-end satellite manufacture and lunching, but China still have lots chances to explode and dominate low/Mid-end satellite users, with the sevice of package of satellite design, manufacture and lunching.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

In the area of satellite design and manufacturing, We're still have a long way to catch up with US. For rockets, Long March new series will stand in same line with others in technology, plus having a lower cost of lunching. So I belive Long March new rockets will become top competitor in international commercial satellite lunching market, regardless of politics barrier. Although US set fence on the high-end satellite manufacture and lunching, but China still have lots chances to explode and dominate low/Mid-end satellite users, with the sevice of package of satellite design, manufacture and lunching.

I am not an expert in satellite technology, though for whatever I have read, China seems to be behind.


But for rockets, China is still substantially behind US. US has had a 100k + ton launchers.

Not only that it has multiple heavy launcher in operation for decades. It is also testing reusable launch vehicles now. I would rather say that the company Space X is ahead of China in launch technology as well. Space X can very well be the 2nd best in Launch technology, after NASA.

 

[Dungeness]

I am not an expert in satellite technology, though for whatever I have read, China seems to be behind.


But for rockets, China is still substantially behind US. US has had a 100k + ton launchers.

Not only that it has multiple heavy launcher in operation for decades. It is also testing reusable launch vehicles now. I would rather say that the company Space X is ahead of China in launch technology as well. Space X can very well be the 2nd best in Launch technology, after NASA.

What is that?