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

[tomluter]

The 7th space mission this year-----and the 2nd mission this week--------

The YaoGan-14 remote sensing sat, and the TT-1 small sat had been launched on 10 may. By CZ(LM)-4B launch vehicle from TaiYuan launch centre.

The YG-14 satellite,SSO orbit. Optical detailed investigation satellite(speculated), 2.5ton (speculated).



This is the 162nd launch mission for the CZ(LM) series since 1970.

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Excellent work China

 

[oct605032048]

The mission of Shenzhou-9 will be in the second half of the year. Here is the badge of the mission. Seems it's gonna be a 3 pilots trip.

 

[sweetgrape]

China launches telecommunication satellite
China launches telecommunication satellite |Sci-Tech |chinadaily.com.cn

The third space mission this month, 8th space mission this year!
A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the telecommunication satellite "ChinaSat 2A" blasts off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Xichang city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, May 26, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

XICHANG - China successfully sent a telecommunication satellite, "ChinaSat 2A," into orbit on Saturday evening, using a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

The rocket blasted off at 11:56 pm Beijing time.

The satellite, developed by China Academy of Space Technology, will be used to meet the demands for China's radio and TV broadcasting and broadband multimedia transmissions, according to China Satellite Communications Co Ltd.

Saturday's launch marked the 163th mission of the Long March carrier rocket series developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

 

[shuttler]

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Were those temporary small protective panels which broke apart and fell off as the upthrust of the rocket gathered momentum?

 

[no_name]

I think they were pieces of ice formed by condensation when the rocket was being fueled for launch.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

China's equivalent to the Ares V.

 

[NeutralCitizen]

With China rising space capability they have been in contact with beings from out of this world.

 

[sweetgrape]

The forth in May and nineth in this year
China launches remote-sensing satellite 15
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TAIYUAN - The Yaogan XV remote-sensing satellite was successfully launched on Tuesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi province, according to a press release from the center.

The satellite was launched at 3:31 p.m. on the back of a Long March 4B carrier rocket, according to the center.

The satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out land surveys, monitor crop yields and aid in reducing and preventing natural disasters.

The Long March 4B carrier rocket was produced by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Tuesday's launch marked the 164th mission for the Long March rocket family.

 

[shuttler]

I think they were pieces of ice formed by condensation when the rocket was being fueled for launch.

I would have thought the same but these pieces were all rectangular in shapes!

 

[no_name]

I would have thought the same but these pieces were all rectangular in shapes!

Rectangular ice - designed to make the launch look beautiful

 

[gpit]

I think they were pieces of ice formed by condensation when the rocket was being fueled for launch.

Given the fact that those pieces are pretty regularly shaped, I don’t think they are ice. They look like all rectangular of same or similar size.

They might be some protective/insulating coatings blown off when the rocket sped up.

 

[shuttler]

Given the fact that those pieces are pretty regularly shaped, I don’t think they are ice. They look like all rectangular of same or similar size.

They might be some protective/insulating coatings blown off when the rocket sped up.

I think so too (#113)!

Liquid propellant has a temperature of lower than -200 deg celsius. The environment is arround +20 to 30 deg. So insulating panels are needed.

If a freezer needs insulation, I cant see why liquid propellant rockets dont need extra insulation.

 

[no_name]

Could be, I guess discarding these during launch is preferred over having ice falling off the rocket. Also lowers chance of malfunction.

 

[Martian2]

State media: China to launch manned spacecraft this month - CNN.com

"State media: China to launch manned spacecraft this month
By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 7:26 AM EDT, Sat June 9, 2012

A visitor looks at a spacesuit used by Chinese astronauts at the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum in Shanghai on January 4, 2012.

(CNN) -- China plans to launch a manned spacecraft this month to dock with a space lab that has been orbiting the Earth since September, state media reported Saturday.

The Shenzhou-9 was moved to a launch platform Saturday to allow scientists to conduct tests before the mid-June flight, Xinhua news agency reported.

This will be China's first crew expedition involving manual docking. If all goes as planned, it will be the third nation, next to the U.S. and Russia, to dock capsules in space.

"It demonstrates China's continued commitment to becoming a first-class space power with an independent space capability," Taylor Fravel, associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said this year when China announced its plans.

'This is very exclusive club.'"