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China has tested the world's most powerful closed-circuit liquid-propellant rocket engine - it will be needed for flights to the moon.
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has announced successful firing tests of a new liquid-propellant rocket engine for the future super-heavy launch vehicle Long March 9. It is reported that we are talking about a rocket engine with a thrust of 25 tons for the upper stages of the rocket, which is twice the capabilities of the current modifications of the NASA RL10 engines involved in the SLS lunar rocket for the Artemis program... Detail: https://bitcoingrandee.com/news NEWS
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La Chine veut récupérer les étages de ses fusées réutilisables
La Chine développe un système singulier de filet pour réceptionner ses futures fusées réutilisables à l’atterrissage.
La Chine développe un système singulier de filet pour réceptionner ses futures fusées réutilisables à l’atterrissage. Le pays espère lancer deux fusées réutilisables en 2025 et 2026.
Ainsi, les fusées chinoises ne se poseront pas sur des pieds, mais seront rattrapées par un filet. Cette idée est développée par la China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) qui développe un système…
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China is aiming for a strong finish to 2023, with several high-profile launches happening in a short period. At the same time, both LandSpace, and iSpace have been directing their attention to reusable rocket stages, with vertical takeoff and landing testing of pathfinder prototypes. China’s reusable spaceplane – Chang Zheng 2F/T With the American X-37B waiting for its ride to space on Falcon Heavy, another space plane started its mission on the other side of the world. A Chang Zheng 2F/T launched the Chongfu Shiyong Shiyan Hangtian Qi (CSSHQ — Chinese Reusable Experimental Spaceplane), on Thursday, Dec. 14, at 14:12 UTC. The launch was conducted from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. Since the payload and operation of this spaceplane are highly classified, the details released about this mission have been very ambiguous. According to China’s official announcement, the spaceplane will be used to conduct verifications for reusable technologies, and space science experiments, to provide technical support for the peaceful use of space. It has not been verified if this is actually true, or if the spaceplane’s mission also includes any military objectives. Just like the operation of the X-37B, China’s space plane is heavily coated in mystery. The spaceplane will operate in orbit, for a duration of a few months, before returning to Earth. CelesTrak has GP data for 4 objects from the launch (2023-195) of a reusable test spacecraft atop a Long March-2F rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Dec 14 at 1410 UTC: https://t.co/0yKfc3iSN4. Data for the launch can be found at: https://t.co/nGwBSqxw0N. pic.twitter.com/oDUYtLDx1L — T.S. Kelso (@TSKelso) December 14, 2023 This is the third mission for the spacecraft. The first of its previous missions started in September 2020, with a duration of two days, while its second was a 276-day mission between August 2022 and May 2023. According to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the space plane will be used up to 20 times. See AlsoChinese Spaceflight SectionNSF StoreClick here to Join L2 The spaceplane was launched to a 332.9-by-347.9-kilometer orbit, with an inclination of 49.99 degrees. Despite the launches of the Chinese spaceplane and the X-37B being scheduled close together, a correlation between both missions is neither likely nor expected. The launch vehicle for this flight was a modified Chang Zheng 2F (CZ-2F). While the CZ-2F usually serves as the launcher for crewed Shenzhou missions, to deploy the spaceplane it flew in the CZ-2F/T configuration with a conventional payload fairing. The CZ-2F features two stages, with four liquid side boosters attached to the first stage. Overall the rocket stands 62 meters tall, with the core diameter being 3.35 meters. ZhuQue-2 aftermath, and LandSpace hop In the aftermath of the successful third flight of ZhuQue-2, the company LandSpace released a large amount of interesting material about their future projects. In a rendered video, the company reveals more details about their upcoming ZhuQue-3 rocket, which will be closer to a Falcon 9-class vehicle. Introducing stainless steel methane "Falcon-9" – Zhuque-3¥20,000RMB/kg (~$2,800USD/kg) https://t.co/yV4U7wGBiE pic.twitter.com/gjkTNnAMBr — China 'N Asia Spaceflight 𝕏 (@CNSpaceflight) December 9, 2023 Overall, ZhuQue-3 will be 76.5 meters tall, with a 4.5-meter body diameter, and a 5.2-meter fairing. This marks a move away from the 3.5-meter body diameter common across many Chinese rockets, which will likely introduce more complex and custom transportation requirements. The first stage will be powered by nine Tianque 12B (TQ-12B) methalox engines. These engines are a successor to the TQ-12A, which is itself planned to be used on future ZhuQue-2 missions. The first stage engines will provide 8,800 kilonewtons (900 metric tons) of thrust at liftoff, while the second stage will be powered by a single TQ-15B delivering 1,183 kilonewtons of thrust with a specific impulse of 3500 m/s, or 356.9 seconds, in vacuum conditions. Overall, Landspace hopes the rocket will be able to lift up to 21.3 metric tons of payload to a 450km low-Earth orbit. The target price for payloads is $2,800 per kilogram in US Dollars. ZhuQue-3s VTVL pad, next to the ZhuQue-2 flight three rocket. (Credit: LandSpace) LandSpace also confirmed that one of the next steps for the company will be a vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) test. In this test, a hopper vehicle will verify the vertical takeoff, gimbling, throttle, and steering capability of the engines, and perform a takeoff and landing. This is similar to prototypes used by SpaceX in the past, such as Grasshopper and Falcon 9-R for the Falcon 9, or Starhopper as part of Starship development. This fits with satellite imagery previously acquired by Harry Stranger. In the pictures, a structure that seems to have been a landing pad was spotted next to the launch site of ZhuQue-2. The VTVL test is currently expected to take place before the end of the year. Its goal will be to demonstrate first stage recovery, with more assembly and flight validations planned in 2024, before a first operational launch in 2025. iSpace Hop Another Chinese company, iSpace, is also developing a VTVL rocket and recently completed its second test flight with the Shuang Quxian 2Y (SQX-2Y, or Hyperbola-2Y) hopper. Liftoff of the Hyperbola Y2 hopper. (Credit: iSpace) Following on from its first 200-meter hop in November, the hopper reached an altitude of 343.12 meters during a 63-second flight. The target platform, which was 50 meters away from liftoff, was reached successfully. SQX-2 was designed as a two-stage, liquid-methane-fueled reusable rocket, which aimed to lift up to 1.9 tons into low-Earth orbit (LEO). iSpace began hot-fire testing of the JD-1 engine for this rocket in May 2020. However, as of late 2023, the company has announced that Hyperbola-2 will no longer be built, and the hopper will instead serve as a testbed for the future SQX-3 rocket. This will be a much bigger rocket, expected to lift up to 8.5 metric tons of payload into LEO in a reusable configuration, and up to 13.4 tons in an expandable configuration. The first flight is planned for 2025, while reusability is planned for 2026. Yaogan 41- Chang Zheng 5 Chinese massive Chang Zheng 5 (CZ-5) rocket flew once again. Liftoff of the Yaogan 41 mission took place on Friday, Dec. 15, at 13:41 UTC from Wenchang, the usual launch site for the CZ-5. The payload was described as a remote sensing satellite, which would operate in a high orbit. It was tracked in a standard geostationary transfer orbit after launch. Chang Zheng 5 rolls out. (Credit: Vony7 – CASC) The fairing of the rocket seems to be extended compared to previous missions, which indicates a large payload inside. The mass could be in the range of 10,000 kilograms or more, given the capability of the rocket which is the most powerful in China’s current fleet. Chang Zheng 5 is a heavy-lift rocket, used only for missions where China requires its performance to deploy heavy payloads or reach high-energy trajectories. It stands 57 meters toll, with a liftoff thrust of 10,565 kilonewtons. It can place up to 32,000 kilograms of payload into LEO, and up to 14,000 kilograms into GTO. The official purpose of the Yaogan 41 is stated as “Land Surveying, survey of crops, environment control, meteorology alert, and general disaster prevention and mitigation” which is most likely a placeholder for its true mission. Dier-1 – Shuang Quxian 1 iSpace’s Shuang Quxian 1 (SQX-1), or Hyperbola-1, launched again on Dec. 17 at 07:00 UTC. Its payload was DEAR-1 (Discovery Exploration Advance Recovery 1), a prototype recoverable experimental spacecraft operated by Chinese firm AZSPACE, which was placed into a sun-synchronous orbit. Announcing the successful launch, AZSPACE detailed some of the aspects of the planned mission: “The satellite in orbit mainly carries out technical verification of small uncrewed spacecraft platforms, and carries optical observation payloads and life science payloads. This mission will accumulate experience for the design, development, and flight of the subsequent B300 series of small uncrewed spacecraft.” SQX-1 liftoff. (Credit: iSpace) SQX-1 stands 21 meters tall, with a fairing diameter of 1.2 meters. It consists of four solid-fueled stages, guided by liquid-propellant attitude control engines. The rocket can be used to transport up to 300 kilograms of payload to LEO. After a series of failures in 2021 and 2022, the rocket successfully returned to flight in April 2023 Yaogan 39 Group 05 – Chang Zheng 2D A Chang Zheng 2D (CZ-2D) rocket successfully launched a trio of Yaogan 39 satellites on Dec. 10, lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 01:58 UTC. Yaogan 39 satellites are part of China’s satellite reconnaissance network, with the name Yaogan Weixing – which translates as “Remote sensing satellite” – applied to most of China’s military satellites. Each group of Yaogan 39 satellites consists of three satellites, with the Dec. 10 launch deploying the fifth such group. The CZ-2D has been the usual launch vehicle for these Yaogan 39 triplets. It is one of the earlier versions of the Chang Zheng rocket and consists of two stages – although some configurations include an optional third stage. While it is designated as part of the Chang Zheng 2 family, it is more similar to the Chang Zheng 4 series as it incorporates enhancements made to the design during the development of the CZ-4 rocket. (Lead image: Chang Zheng 5 lifts off. Credit: CASC) The post Chinese spaceplane takes flight again; iSpace and LandSpace prepare to hop appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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According to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the Long March-7 Y7 carrier rocket has effectively placed the Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft into orbit. The launch was conducted at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site located in Hainan, China's southern island province, on May 10 at 9:21 p.m. local time (13:22 GMT). In a statement, the CASC confirmed that the spacecraft was successfully placed in the intended orbit by the carrier rocket. The Tianzhou-6 spacecraft is expected to dock with the Tiangong space station later on, carrying fuel, spare parts, spacesuits, and cargo to support the work and living conditions of taikonauts who will arrive on the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft. The launch of Shenzhou 16 is slated for later this month. China has been actively developing its space program since 2022, and the main construction of its orbital station, Tiangong, has been completed. The T-shaped station comprises the Tianhe core module and two laboratory modules, Wentian and Mengtian, which are docked to it. The station can accommodate up to six people simultaneously during crew rotation changes, and its operational lifespan is set at 15 years, concluding in 2038. In December, Chinese taikonauts accomplished the country's first successful in-orbit crew rotation at the Tiangong space station.
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China Successfully Orbits 14 Satellites Atop Long March-2D Rocket - Space Corporation
China Successfully Orbits 14 Satellites Atop Long March-2D Rocket – Space Corporation
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Published January 15, 2023 | 01:20 PM
BEIJING (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 15th January, 2023) China successfully orbited 14 research satellites atop a Long March-2D carrier rocket, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Sunday.
The launch was conducted at 11:14 a.
m, Beijing time (03:14 GMT) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi…
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China Successfully Orbits 14 Satellites Atop Long March-2D Rocket - Space Corporation
China Successfully Orbits 14 Satellites Atop Long March-2D Rocket – Space Corporation
Daniyal Sohail
Published January 15, 2023 | 01:20 PM
BEIJING (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 15th January, 2023) China successfully orbited 14 research satellites atop a Long March-2D carrier rocket, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Sunday.
The launch was conducted at 11:14 a.
m, Beijing time (03:14 GMT) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi…
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China Successfully Carries Out Its First Space Launch This Year - CASC
China Successfully Carries Out Its First Space Launch This Year – CASC
BEIJING (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 09th January, 2023) China has successfully launched the Shijian-23 satellite, completing its first space launch this year, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) informs.
The launch was carried out on Monday using a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket, at 6:00 a.
m. local time (22:00 GMT on Sunday), CASC said.
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⚠️ OGGI, 12 NOVEMBRE, L'ESERCITO POPOLARE DI LIBERAZIONE HA AFFRONTATO QUESTIONI RIGUARDANTI L'ORGANIZZAZIONE DELLA DIFESA AEREA DURANTE VOLI NELLO STRETTO DI TAIWAN ⚠️
🇨🇳|🇹🇼 Oggi, 12 novembre, l'Esercito Popolare di Liberazione ha inviato 36 aerei e 3 navi nell'area del regime-fantoccio di Taiwan.
📊 Tra questi, 18 Aerei e 3 UAV hanno sorvolato la "Linea Mediana" e la Parte Meridionale della Zona di Identificazione della Difesa Aerea del regime di Tsai Ing-wen nello Stretto di Taiwan:
➖ 10 Caccia Multiruolo J-16.
➖ 1 UAV da Ricognizione e da Combattimento CH-4B.
➖ 4 Caccia Multiruolo J-10.
➖ 1 UAV da Ricognizione BZK-005.
➖ 1 Aereo Anti-Sottomarino KQ-200.
➖ 1 UAV da Ricognizione BZK-007.
➖ 3 Bombardieri a Lungo Raggio H-6K.
🔥Inoltre, durante i voli sono state affrontate e risolte questioni riguardanti l'Organizzazione della Difesa Aerea, la Ricognizione delle Attività delle Forze Taiwanesi e di obiettivi importanti sull'isola.
❗️Il 7 novembre, l'EPL aveva condotto una Simulazione di Combattimento Aereo nello Stretto di Taiwan.
❗️Il 9 novembre, l'EPL aveva condotto una Simulazione di Sfondamento del Sistema di Difesa Aerea di Taiwan.
✈️ Per quanto riguarda il J-16, è stato trattato in questo post.
🛩 Il CH-4, invece, è un UAV da Ricognizione e Combattimento progettato e costruito dalla CASC - China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, un'Azienda di Stato facente parte del SASAC, la Commissione per la Supervisione e l'Amministrazione delle Attività Statali.
⚙️ Progettato per svolgere Missioni ad Alta Quota su Terra e Mare, presenta un Sensore Elettro-Ottico retrattile, ed è collegato ad una Stazione di Controllo a terra, da cui ottiene Dati per la missione.
📊 Ad oggi, esistono due versioni, il CH-4A e il CH-4B: il primo è un Drone da Ricognizione - con un raggio di 3.500/5.000km, mentre il secondo presenta un sistema misto di Attacco e Ricognizione, e - con un carico utile trasportabile che va dai 250kg ai 345kg - può impiegare fino a 6 armi.
🚀 Perfettamente in grado di lanciare Missili Aria-Superficie da un'altitudine di 5.000 metri, l'UAV può rimanere al di fuori della portata effettiva della maggior parte dei sistemi anti-aerei.
✈️ Il J-10 è stato trattato in questo post, il BZK-005 è stato trattato in questo post, il KQ-200 in questo, e l'H-6K in questo.
🛩 Il BZK-007, invece, è un UAV da Ricognizione progettato dall'Aisheng Technology Group Company, anch'essa un'Azienda Statale.
📸 Dedicato all'Esplorazione, all'Osservazione e al Pattugliamento, il BZK-007 è in grado di svolgere missioni di monitoraggio e di fornire immagini nitide.
📊 Con una velocità massima di volo pari a 230km/h e un'autonomia di permanenza in aria fino a 16 ore, presenta una raggio effettivo di 250km.
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⚠️ TODAY, NOVEMBER 12, THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY ADDRESSED ISSUES CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION OF AIR DEFENSE WHEN FLYING IN THE STRAIT OF TAIWAN ⚠️
🇨🇳 | 🇹🇼 Today, November 12, the People's Liberation Army sent 36 aircraft and 3 ships to the area of the Taiwanese puppet regime.
📊 Among them, 18 Aircraft and 3 UAVs flew over the "Midline" and the Southern Part of the Tsai Ing-wen regime's Air Defense Identification Zone in the Taiwan Strait:
➖ 10 J-16 Multirole Fighters.
➖ 1 CH-4B Reconnaissance and Combat UAV.
➖ 4 J-10 Multirole Fighters.
➖ 1 BZK-005 Reconnaissance UAV.
➖ 1 KQ-200 Anti-Submarine Plane.
➖ 1 BZK-007 Reconnaissance UAV.
➖ 3 H-6K Long Range Bombers.
🔥In addition, issues concerning the Air Defense Organization, the Reconnaissance of Taiwanese Forces Activities and important objectives on the island were addressed and resolved during the flights.
❗️ On November 7, the EPL conducted an Air Combat Simulation in the Taiwan Strait.
❗️ On November 9, the EPL conducted a Breakthrough Simulation of the Taiwan Air Defense System.
✈️ As for the J-16, it has been covered in this post.
🛩 The CH-4, on the other hand, is a Reconnaissance and Combat UAV designed and built by CASC - China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, a State Company belonging to SASAC, the Commission for the Supervision and Administration of State Activities .
⚙️ Designed to carry out High Altitude Missions on Land and Sea, it features a retractable Electro-Optical Sensor, and is connected to a Ground Control Station, from which it obtains Data for the mission.
📊 To date, there are two versions, the CH-4A and the CH-4B: the first is a Recon Drone - with a range of 3,500 / 5,000km, while the second features a mixed system of Attack and Reconnaissance, and - with a transportable payload ranging from 250kg to 345kg - can employ up to 6 weapons.
🚀 Perfectly capable of launching Air-to-Surface Missiles from an altitude of 5,000 meters, the UAV can remain beyond the effective range of most anti-aircraft systems.
✈️ The J-10 was covered in this post, the BZK-005 was covered in this post, the KQ-200 in this, and the H-6K in this.
🛩 The BZK-007, on the other hand, is a Reconnaissance UAV designed by the Aisheng Technology Group Company, also a state-owned company.
📸 Dedicated to Exploration, Observation and Patrol, the BZK-007 is capable of carrying out monitoring missions and providing clear images.
📊 With a maximum flight speed of 230km / h and a range of up to 16 hours in the air, it has an effective range of 250km.
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The visit of the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei and Beijing’s strong reaction to it—including its military drills—have raised the possibility of war over the Taiwan Strait to a new level. Foreign observers of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) can hardly overlook the drastic surge of ultra-nationalistic and anti-Washington sentiments among the Chinese public during this ongoing Taiwan Strait crisis. Understandably, foreign analysts have widely different assessments of the willingness of Chinese decision makers to go to war over Taiwan and how such a war would likely unfold.
In contrast to the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been largely a land war, the prospect of war over the Taiwan Strait will differ profoundly based on both its geographic nature and the strategic objectives of the forces involved. According to a November 2021 report on China’s military by the U.S. Department of Defense, in such a battle, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will vigorously challenge the United States in the domains of air, land, sea, digital networks, and space. More specifically, according to the same source, the PRC has commenced building at least three solid-fuel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silo fields, which will cumulatively contain hundreds of new ICBMs.
The prior three articles in this series on Chinese technocratic elites with strong backgrounds in aerospace on the eve of the 20th Party Congress focused on two parallel rapid developments: 1) the advancements in China’s aviation and aerospace industries and 2) the growing prominence of rocket scientists in the Party leadership. Notably, most aviation technologies and space platforms can be dual-use, advancing both civilian and military tasks. Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, China has adopted a military–civil fusion (MCF, junmin ronghe) development strategy, which blurs the distinction between the military and civilian applications of many leading technologies, including big data, semiconductors, nuclear technology, aerospace technology, aircraft engines, shipbuilding, 5G, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
MCF is particularly prevalent in the aviation and aerospace sectors. Among China’s top 10 military-industrial complex conglomerates, eight are related to the aviation and aerospace sectors, and three of them––the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)––are primarily focused on aviation and aerospace. A detailed analysis of the MCF development strategy will shed valuable light on both the implications of the rapid rise of the “cosmos club” in the Chinese leadership and PLA’s war preparation and strategic manipulation over Taiwan.
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Китай таємно випробував багаторазовий суборбітальний корабель
Китай таємно випробував багаторазовий суборбітальний корабель
Китайська аерокосмічна науково-технічна корпорація повідомила про успішне тестування суборбітального корабля багаторазового використання.
Запуск корабля здійснювався з північного заходу Китаю із космодрому Цзюцюань, а посадка відбулася на аеродромі в автономному районі Внутрішня Монголія, який розташований на півночі Китаю.
Із вертикальним зльотом: Китай таємно випробував багаторазовий космічний…
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CASC - Long March-2D launches Gaofen-9 04
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August 6, 2020
Long March-2D launches Gaofen-9 04
A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the Gaofen-9 04 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, northwest China, on 6 August 2020, at 04:01 UTC (12:01 local time).
Long March-2D launches Gaofen-9 04
Gaofen-9 04 is a new optical remote-sensing satellite with a resolution up to the sub-meter level.
Gaofen satellite
According to official sources, the satellite entered the planned orbit and will be mainly used for land surveys, crop yield estimation, disaster prevention and mitigation.
Related articles:
CASC - Long March-2D launches Gaofen-9 03 and HEAD-5 satellites
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2020/06/casc-long-march-2d-launches-gaofen-9-03.html
CASC - Long March-2D launches Gaofen-9 02 and HEAD-4 satellites
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2020/05/casc-long-march-2d-launches-gaofen-9-02.html
For more information about China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC): http://english.spacechina.com/n16421/index.html
Images, Video, Text, Credits: Credits: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)/SciNews/Günter Space Page/Orbiter.ch Aerospace/Roland Berga.
Greetings, Orbiter.ch
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Look at the difference between these two images of the 3 Gorges Dam in China, one by Google Maps, the other by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
Look at the difference between these two images of the 3 Gorges Dam in China, one by Google Maps, the other by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Images that appear to show China’s Three Gorges Dam warping badly are causing concern on Chinese social media, but the Chinese government is downplaying the risk to the facility, which it declares is in an “elastic state.”
Last week, Google Maps images of China’s Three Gorges Dam began circulating on Twitter and soon made their way to WeChat. The images show distortions…
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While the spaceflight world waits for a possible Starship Integrated Flight Test-2 (IFT-2) launch from Texas this week, three launches are currently scheduled from China as well as both main coasts of the United States. One is thought to be a Chang Zheng-2C (CZ-2C) from China, and another is Starlink 6-28 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS). There is also Starlink 7-7 from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California on the late evening of Nov. 16 to round out the week, aside from the potential IFT-2 launch as soon as Nov. 17. Many Chinese launches are not announced well in advance, and there is always a possibility that the country could add another flight to this week’s manifest, but for right now the flight on Nov. 16 is the only Chinese flight on the schedule between Nov. 13 and Nov. 19. The only other flights besides this and Starship that are firmly scheduled so far this week are the Starlink launches out of Florida and California. CZ-2C on the pad after tower retraction. (Credit: CASC) CZ-2C Y54- Payload Unknown The first launch of the week, at least at present, is scheduled from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China on Thursday, Nov. 16. The launch vehicle is not confirmed, but is thought to be a CZ-2C flying from SLS-2 at Jiuquan. Launch time is believed to be at 04:00 UTC, and the trajectory appears to be consistent with a Sun-synchronous polar orbit, as per filed airspace notices. These types of orbits are commonly used by Earth observation and reconnaissance satellites. Possible payload candidates for this flight are said to be Aiji-2 or Siwei Gaojing-3 01/02. However, Yaogan-32 03 A/B and Jishu Ceshi A/B have also been mentioned as candidates. The MisrSat-2 completed at a new satellite integration facility in New Cairo, Egypt. (Credit: CASC) Aiji is the Chinese word for Egypt, and this satellite, an Earth observation spacecraft, is a joint project by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and the Egyptian Space Agency. The satellite, also known as MisrSat-2, was finished at a new satellite assembly and testing center, built by China, in New Cairo, Egypt. Egypt has become the first African country with complete satellite assembling and integration testing capabilities. The testing facility and MisrSat-2 satellite would follow the flights of the Egyptian Horus-1 and Horus-2 remote sensing satellites — also flown from SLS-2 at Jiuquan — aboard CZ-2C vehicles earlier this year. Launch of the Egyptian Horus-2 satellite, built in China. (Credit: CGWIC) Siwei Gaojing-3 01/02 is a pair of satellites that use synthetic aperture radar to observe Earth even through clouds or otherwise less-than-ideal imaging conditions for optical satellites. This pair would join another two Siwei Gaojing satellites already in orbit. The China Siwei Survey and Mapping Technology Co. Ltd. is an Earth observation company that is a subsidiary of CASC. The Yaogan-32 satellites are remote sensing spacecraft for military purposes similar to the United States satellites with a prefix of USA or certain Soviet/Russian Kosmos satellites. Not much is currently known in the West about the Jishu Ceshi satellites. View of a stack of 21 Starlink v2 Mini satellites before being enclosed in their fairing. (Credit: SpaceX) Falcon 9 – Starlink 6-28 The next planned flight was a Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex-40 (SLC-40) at CCSFS. That launch has been delayed from its Thursday night slot, to an unknown date at this time, with 23 v2 Mini satellites aboard. The specific booster is not yet known, but it is going on a southeast trajectory like other Group 6 launches. Just Read The Instructions will be the drone ship for the booster landing. A Falcon 9 stands at SLC-4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base. (Credit: Jack Beyer for NSF) Falcon 9 – Starlink 7-7 The third planned flight of this week is Starlink 7-7 from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, currently set for very late on the evening of Nov. 16 on the West Coast. Launch time is currently set for 11:38 PM PST (07:38 UTC on Nov. 17). The trajectory used by Group 7 launches out of VSFB, including this one, is southeast to an orbit inclined 53 degrees to the Equator. The drone ship Of Course I Still Love You will be out in the Pacific to support booster landing operations. This flight would be the seventh Group 7 flight, and all Group 7 flights so far have been out of VSFB. The Starlink 7-6 flight carried 22 v2 Mini satellites, as opposed to earlier flights that carried 21, and there were 127 satellites launched for this group before this launch. Starlink 7-7 would likely carry 22 satellites as well, though this is not yet confirmed. In addition, Starlink 7-7 would be launching just six days after Transporter-9 if the Nov. 17 date holds. This would be a record time between launches for the SpaceX operation at VSFB, and would likely be about the fastest turnaround possible with the current launch infrastructure. Falcon 9 launches from SLC-4E at the Vandenberg Space Force Base, with the older-style T/E in use. (Credit: SpaceX) The transporter-erector at SLC-4E uses an older structure that does not retract in a “throwback” manner like the newer structure in Florida, so the turnaround time is slightly longer for the West Coast pad. Nevertheless, this flight would be the 25th Falcon 9 launch out of VSFB, along with being the 81st Falcon 9 and 85th SpaceX orbital flight of 2023. There are currently over 5,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, out of 5,422 Starlink satellites launched overall through the life of the project, from 2018 onward. This includes around 730 v2 Mini satellites, which were developed to be launched from the Falcon 9 as the full-sized Starlink v2 satellites to be launched on Starship are not yet able to be launched. The v2 Mini satellites have improvements over the v1.5 satellites that preceded them. These include more powerful argon Hall-effect thrusters as well as a more powerful phased array antenna. Each v2 Mini satellite can provide four times more bandwidth than a v1.5 satellite. The Starlink broadband service is now available throughout the United States as well as many other countries and on all six non-polar continents. Ship 25 and Booster 9 stacked on the orbital launch pad at Starbase. (Credit: Jack Beyer for NSF) This flight will be the 80th Falcon 9 flight of 2023 and the 84th SpaceX orbital launch overall for this year as well, as the company attempts to make 100 Falcon family flights in one calendar year for the first time. Over the past six years, the Falcon family has made record-breaking strides in its yearly launch cadence, beginning with its first double-digit launch year in 2017. From 2017, when the Falcon 9 achieved 18 flights, including the first flights with reused boosters, to this year, the Falcon rocket family has continuously increased its launch cadence through improvements such as the Block 5 booster as well as launch pad upgrades and additional drone ships. For 2024, SpaceX is planning up to 144 flights, or 12 flights per month. Starship – Integrated Flight Test-2 The long-awaited Starship IFT-2 launch is currently scheduled for Nov. 17 at 7:00 AM CST (13:00 UTC) from the Orbital Launch Pad at Starbase, Texas. IFT-2 is to test out major improvements in the booster, ship, and launch pad. Booster 9 and Ship 25 are planned to launch on a flight that is meant to take the ship to a speed just short of orbital velocity, then descend to the ocean off Hawaii. (Lead image: Falcon 9 B1076 at SLC-40 prior to the SES mPOWER 5 & 6 flight. Credit: SES) The post Launch Roundup: Waiting for Starship, three other flights planned this week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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China Launched Its 300th Long March Rocket This Month⠀ ⠀ The launch carried a communications satellite.⠀ ⠀ China just hit a rocket launch milestone. ⠀ ⠀ Last week, the China National Space Administration launched its 300th Long March rocket mission, successfully placing the new communications satellite ChinaSat 6C into orbit. The mission launched March 10 atop a Long March 3B rocket that lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China's southwestern Sichuan Province. ⠀ ⠀ "This is a milestone for China's space industry development," said Wu Yansheng, board chairman of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), in a CASC statement. ⠀ ⠀ China's first Long March rocket, the Long March 1, launched on April 24, 1970 carrying the country's first satellite, Dongfanghong-1, according to the state-run Xinhua news service. That first booster could launch up to 661 lbs. into orbit.⠀ ⠀ China's Long March rockets are built by the country's Great Wall Industry Company, which has developed 17 variants of the booster over the years. Its biggest, the heavy-lift Long March 5, is capable of launching 27.6 tons (25 metric tons) to low-Earth orbit (LEO) and 15.4 tons (14 metric tons) to the more distant geostationary transfer orbit. ⠀ ⠀ The country has also recently developed smaller rockets, the Long March 6, Long March 7 and Long March 11, and has plans to make its Long March 8 booster reusable. A super-heavy-lift Long March 9 booster is also in the works, according to SpaceNews. ⠀ ⠀ The Long March series is not China's only rocket family, but it is responsible for over 96 percent of the country's launches, CASC officials said in the statement. ⠀ ⠀ It took China 37 years to launch its first 100 Long March missions, they added. The next 100 followed in just over seven years, with the final 100 missions launching in the last four years. ⠀ ⠀ China launched 37 missions in 2018, a national record for the country. The country plans to launch more than 30 missions in 2019, according to SpaceNews.⠀ ⠀ Image Credit: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation⠀ Text Credit: Tariq Malik for Space.com via Instagram https://ift.tt/2UFWImP
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