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[teddy]

I had been waiting for 17yrs, since I know the existence of CZ-5 project. This program had already delated many times, CZ5 should have fly at 2012 according to original plan.

 

[lonelyman]

I had been waiting for 17yrs, since I know the existence of CZ-5 project. This program had already delated many times, CZ5 should have fly at 2012 according to original plan.

I know, but better late than never. Now waiting for the Long March 9

 

[星海军事]

 

[JSCh]

Friday, November 4, 2016, 14:08
China’s Long March-5 launch hailed globally
By Xinhua

In this photo taken Nov 3, 2016 photo, a CZ-5 heavy-lift rocket, the latest in China's Long March series, blasts off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Wenchang county in south China's Hainan province. (Photo / AP)

BEIJING – International experts spoke highly of China's launch of its first heavy-lift rocket on Thursday, saying it will lay the foundation for China's future launch of rockets with heavier payload capabilities.

China launched Long March-5 from the coastal Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern Hainan Province, in a bid to verify the design and performance of the new rocket and test the rocket's flight program.

With the heavy-lift carrier rocket, China can build a permanent manned space station and explore the moon and Mars.

The successful launch reflects China's "greatest advancement" in developing a new launcher family for both its un-crewed and crewed space programs, said Charles Vick, senior technical & space policy analyst with US think tank globalsecurity.org.

"Eventually once the Long March-5 has gained high reliability, it will serve several mission for the crewed lunar program efforts and may become the crew launch vehicle for the eventual crewed lunar landing programs in planning," Vick told Xinhua.

Instead of highly toxic propellants, the new series, also consisting of Long March 6 and 7, uses kerosene and liquid oxygen, making it more environmental friendly and less expensive.

Vick said he was impressed that this new Long March series was developed without Russian rocket engine technology know-how and American cryogenic technology involved.

Gao Yang, director of British Surrey Technology for Autonomous Systems and Robotics (STAR) Lab, told Xinhua that the technology of the Long March-5 has proved not inferior to heavy carrier rockets developed by other nations.

She added that the stunning carrying capacity of the Long March-5 represents China's rising capabilities and competence in this aspect, noting China's progress in space technology will, to a large extent, increase its influence in future international cooperation.

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported Thursday that "the Long March-5 gives China the capability to orbit the heaviest of payloads – such as big telecoms spacecraft and sections of its future astronaut space station."

"This puts the Long March-5 in the same class as America's current most powerful rocket - the Delta-IV Heavy," BBC noted.

Alexander Zheleznyakov, a member of the Tsiolkovsky Russian Academy of Cosmonautics, told Xinhua that Long March-5 will remarkably raise China's competitive edge in the international commercial launch market.

As for the rocket's technical advantage, Zheleznyakov said the notable operability within its inner systems will help facilitate its production and decrease costs, which is key to its future commercialization.

China is now developing a mega rocket with the capacity of sending up to 100 tonnes of payload to low-Earth orbit. Its maiden flight will probably take place before 2030.

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[kuge]

Friday, November 4, 2016, 14:08
China’s Long March-5 launch hailed globally


China is now developing a mega rocket with the capacity of sending up to 100 tonnes of payload to low-Earth orbit. Its maiden flight will probably take place before 2030.

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CZ-9?

 

[592257001]

Nice graph, but I think you may have forgot to include CZ-7 in the 7 t GTO rocket section?

 

[星海军事]

Nice graph, but I think you may have forgot to include CZ-7 in the 7 t GTO rocket section?

The current version of CZ-7 (also known as CZ-724) is not meant for GTO.

 

[Nan Yang]

Russian Soyuz and Proton are heavy lifter too.

 

[JSCh]

CZ-9?

Yes.

Poland, China to jointly build satellites, boost space Cooperation
by Jaroslaw Adamowski — November 3, 2016

WARSAW — Poland’s deputy prime minister and science minister Jarosław Gowin recently paid an official visit to China during which he discussed joint space plans by Warsaw and Beijing. Gowin said the two countries will jointly build a satellite, equipped with Polish instruments, that is to be launched in 2018.

Under the plan, the new satellite is to be equipped with developed research equipment, and it will study the far side of the moon. The deputy prime minister said that China is an emerging power in the field of space research, and the Polish government aims to intensify its cooperation with the Chinese authorities. The project was first unveiled following Gowin’s meeting with China’s Deputy Prime Minister Chin Liu Yandong in mid-October when Warsaw was offered to cooperate on a joint research project for which China would allocate about $20 million, according to the Polish official.

“I suggested that two sectors would be natural. The first one is space research. The Chinese have had considerable success in this field, and we want to develop our research on space and our space industry,” Gowin said, as quoted in a statement by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Joint space projects

“In 2018, the Chinese want to launch a Polish-Chinese satellite that will be sent to the moon’s orbit, it will contain very modern measurement instruments. These instruments will be developed by Polish scientists,” the deputy prime minister said.

Warsaw is expected to decide on the amount of its financial contribution to the joint space project in the coming weeks. The program’s scope could be expanded to include the construction of two satellites.

“The October visit to China was an opportunity to launch talks on specific joint scientific and technological projects. One of them was the Discovering the Sky at Longest Wavelength-Pathfinder project, implemented as part of the Chang’E-4 mission,” Marta Wachowicz, the director of the Strategy and International Cooperation Department at the Polish Space Agency (POLSA), told SpaceNews. “The mission aims to place two satellites on the moon’s orbit.”

According to Wachowicz, the program is carried out by the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and its Polish partner, the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, will be responsible for developing the satellites’ instruments.

The latest development marks another move by the two countries to intensify their space cooperation. Last June, POLSA signed an agreement with the Chinese National Space Administration. The document states that the two agencies are to collaborate on joint research and monitoring activities, as well as on developing new telecommunications solutions.

What is noteworthy, the Polish government is also hoping to use the experience from its cooperation with China on a lunar exploration mission to foster the setting up of a national space company. The firm, whose establishment Warsaw is currently mulling, is designed to spur the development of smaller companies from the Polish space sector.

Poland, China to jointly build satellites, boost space Cooperation - SpaceNews.com

 

[星海军事]

Russian Soyuz and Proton are heavy lifter too.

Soyuz is one of the typical medium-lift launch vehicles and the payload to GTO of Proton M+ is less than 7 t (6.92 t, 1800 m/s).

 

[K210]

What practical application is there for 14 tons to GTO? Is china planning geostatonary space station?

 

[592257001]

What practical application is there for 14 tons to GTO? Is china planning geostatonary space station?

The payload in CZ-5's maiden flight was already 13t (YZ-2+SJ-17) to GTO.

On top of that, the full payload capacity of CZ-5 will be needed during the Change-5 lunar mission in 2017 and the Mars mission in 2020.

The already disclosed Chinese Space Station modules are >20 ton each, so they can only be launched to LEO by CZ-5, similar to the ISS.

 

[Beast]

The payload in CZ-5's maiden flight was already 13t (YZ-2+SJ-17) to GTO.

On top of that, the full payload capacity of CZ-5 will be needed during the Change-5 lunar mission in 2017 and the Mars mission in 2020.

The already disclosed Chinese Space Station modules are >20 ton each, so they can only be launched to LEO by CZ-5, similar to the ISS.

Yup, CZ-5 LEO payload may looks very similar to other major power rocket. But when comes to GTO, thats where CZ-5 payload strength comes in, only Delta IV can challenge CZ-5 in GTO sector. Not even Russia new generation Angara-5 comes close.

 

[onebyone]

2015年9月25日09:41，长征十一号小型固体运载火箭在酒泉卫星发射中心首飞成功，完成一箭4星发射任务。

https://www.chinaspaceflight.com/rocket/CZ-11/CZ11-first-launch.html

CZ-11

 

[onebyone]

China launches in 2016 (times in UTC)

01 - January 15 (16:57:04.080) - CZ-3B/G2 (Y29) - XSLC, LC3 - BelinterSat-1 / Zhongxing-15 (Chinasat-15)
02 - February 1 (07:29:04) - CZ-3C/YZ-1 (Y14/??) - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-3-M3S (Beidou-21)
03 - March 29 (20:11:04.682) - CZ-3A (Y26) - XSLC, LC2 - Beidou-2-IGSO6 (Beidou-22)
04 - April 5 (17:38:04.160) - CZ-2D (Y36) - JSLC, LC43/603 - SJ-10 Shijian-10
05 - May 15 (02:43) - CZ-2D (Y27) - JSLC, LC43/603 - YG-30 Yaogan Weixing-30
06 - May 30 (03:17:04.523) - CZ-4B (Y33) - TSLC, LC9 - ZY-3 Ziyuan-3 (2); ÑuSat-1/LUSEX 'Fresco'; ÑuSat-2 'Batata'
07 - June 12 (15:30:04.361) - CZ-3C (Y15) - XSLC, LC3 - Beidou-23 (Beidou-2-G7)
08 - June 25 (12:00:07.413) - CZ-7/YZ-1A (Y1) - WSLC, LC201 - Duoyongtu Feichuan Fanhui Cang (Prototype Crew Capsule Reentry Test); Aoxiang Zhixing (CubeSat-12U); AL-1 Aolong-1; TF-1 Tiange Feixingqi-1; TF-2 Tiange Feixingqi-2; Zai Guijia Zhu Shiyan Zhuangzhi (attached to upper stage); Pei Zhong Zhijia (ballast)
09 - June 29 (03:21) - CZ-4B (Y35) - JSLC, LC63/603 - SJ-16 Shijian-16 (2)
10 - August 5 (16:22:04.273) - CZ-3B/G2 (Y35) - XSLC, LC3 - Tiantong-1 (01)
11 - August 9 (22:55:25.077) - CZ-4C (Y19) - TSLC, LC9 - GF-3 Gaofen-3
12 - August 15 (17:40:04.546) - CZ-2D (Y32) - JSLC, LC43/603 - Mozi (QSS 'Quantum Science Satellite')**, ³Cat-2, Lixing-1
13 - August 31 (18:55) - CZ-4C - TSLC, LC9 - GF-10 Gaofen-10 (Launch failure)
14 - September 15 (14:04:12.428) - CZ-2F (T2) - JSLC, LC43/921 - TG-2 Tiangong-2; Banxing-2
15 - October 16 (23:30:31.409) - CZ-2F/G (Y11) - JSLC, LC43/921 - SZ-11 Shenzhou-11
16 - November 3 (12:43:13.998) - CZ-5/YZ-2 (Y1/Y1) - WSLC, LC101 - SJ-17 Shijian-17
17 - November 9 (23:42) - CZ-11 (Y2) - JSLC - XPNAV-1; Xiaoxiang-1; Lishui-1A; Lishui-1B; Lishui-1C