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Large rocket made in Nansha! On January 9, the inaugural ceremony and product launch conference of CAS Space was held in Nansha, Guangzhou. At the event, it was announced that China’s first lean, digital, and intelligent commercial aerospace industrialization base with the whole industrial chain was put into operation in Nansha.

Beijing Zhongke Aerospace Exploration Technology Co., Ltd. is the first domestic aerospace enterprise with mixed ownership, and it is also the target enterprise that Oriental Aerospace Port focuses on introducing. Relying on the scientific research strength and resource advantages of the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Aerospace Flight Technology Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Aerospace Science and Technology has been committed to the research and development and integration of space technology and aerospace vehicles as a platform for the transformation of major national scientific research projects, as well as the transformation and provision of technological achievements. Aerospace launch service. The Lijian-1 rocket project also adds a brand-new name card to the Oriental Space Port, which will surely promote the construction of the Oriental Space Port to take a solid step forward.

The Zhongke Aerospace rocket type spectrum
🔷Lijian No. 1 is China’s current largest solid launch vehicle, with a take-off weight of 135 tons, a take-off thrust of 200 tons, a total length of 30 meters, a core diameter of 2.65 meters, and a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit carrying capacity of 1,500 kilograms. On July 27, 2022, the first flight mission of the Lijian-1 launch vehicle was a complete success. It broke through 6 major key technologies and 13 technologies that were used for the first time in China, enriching the pedigree of my country’s solid launch vehicle launch capabilities and setting the stage for my country’s launch vehicle field. made important contributions to technological changes.


🔷Lijian 2 is a medium-sized liquid launch vehicle independently developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It inherits the excellent genes and advanced technology of “Lijian 1”. Lijian 2 liquid launch vehicle adopts CBC configuration, with a universal core diameter of 3.35 meters, with a total length of 53 meters, a take-off mass of 628 tons, and a take-off thrust of 766 tons. SSO has a carrying capacity of 7.8 tons, and LEO has a carrying capacity of 12 tons. It has the ability to launch into sun-synchronous orbit, low-Earth orbit, and transfer orbit. It will become my country’s low-cost cargo spacecraft and satellite Internet group with large transportation capacity, high reliability, low cost, and excellent service. It is the main rocket for launching Internet and space science satellites, as well as deep space exploration missions.


🔷Lijian-3 is a reusable medium-sized launch vehicle. Both the first and second stages use 80-ton reusable liquid oxygen/kerosene engines. It has the ability to recover and reuse, and is aimed at low-cost launches for low-orbit constellations and large-scale space facilities. Demand; the Lijian-3 heavy-lift launch vehicle adopts a reusable universal core stage configuration. Both the core stage and booster can be recycled and reused, which can meet the needs of large-scale launches in low-Earth orbit. It is equipped with a high-performance liquid upper stage to improve geosynchronous orbit. , lunar transfer orbit and other high-orbit launch mission adaptability.


🔷The space tourism vehicle uses a combination of a single-stage rocket and a space capsule. The rocket has a diameter of 3.35 meters and is equipped with five 15t-level liquid oxygen and kerosene engines, with a take-off thrust of 75t and a take-off mass of 70t. The space capsule has a diameter of 3.35 meters, a height of 3 meters, and 4 fans. It has panoramic windows and can accommodate 7 passengers on a single flight. The landing site for aircraft launch and recovery will be planned and constructed in coordination with the aerospace theme park, space experience hall and aerospace science education base, where passengers will receive short-term training before flying. Passengers will cross the Kármán Line and experience the feeling of weightlessness that escapes the Earth’s gravity. Finally, the space capsule landed safely via parachute, and the passengers returned to Earth safely.

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On the 13:32 hours on March 2nd, 2024, Beijing time, after about 8 hours of extravehicular activities, Shenzhou 17 Takionauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin Close coordination, with the cooperation and support of the CNSA- China National Space Administration Tiangong- China space station’s robotic arm and ground scientific researchers, completed all set tasks. Astronauts Tang Hongbo and Jiang Xinlin have safely returned to the Wentian experimental module, and the extravehicular activity was a complete success.


Based on the last EVA maintenance test, this EVA focused on completing the repair work on the solar wing of the Tianhe core module, eliminating the impact of the early impact of tiny particles in space. After evaluation and analysis, the solar panel  wing  power generation performance is normal. . This is the first time that Chinese astronauts have completed the maintenance task of extravehicular facilities of an orbiting spacecraft. During the extravehicular activities, the astronauts also inspected the status of the space station cabin.

According to plan, a large number of space science experiments and technology tests will also be carried out during the Shenzhou 17 manned mission.

[The crew of Shenzhou 17 will make its second exit from the spacecraft in the near future] According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, since the successful completion of the first spacecraft activity on December 21, 2023, the astronaut crew of Shenzhou 17 has completed On-orbit training for robotic arm operation, full-system pressure emergency drills, payload evacuation, experimental cabinet debugging and preparation for the second evacuation activity, space life science and human body research, space microgravity physics, space astronomy and earth science, space science experimental projects such as new technologies and applications are advancing steadily.



At present, the crew of the Shenzhou 17th astronauts are in good condition, the space station assembly is operating stably, and they have the conditions to carry out extravehicular activities…

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On the 29th February  2024 in  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China 2103  hours Hong Kong –Beijing Time China- People’s Republic of China launch the Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket carrying the satellite Internet high-orbit satellite 01 was launched from Station 2 of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, sending the satellite into the geosynchronous transfer orbit.

Satellite Internet High Orbit Satellite 01 is a large high orbit communication satellite developed by the Communications and Navigation Department of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket is a medium-sized liquid bundled launch vehicle developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It adopts a three-stage and a half configuration, consisting of a core first stage, a core second stage, a core third stage and four boosters. Except for the main power of the core third stage, which uses liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen propellant, the main power of the other stages all uses dinitrogen tetroxide/uniform dimethyl hydrazine propellant. Currently, the carrier rocket is in use in the enhanced type (CZ-3B/E) modified to type 2, type 3, type 3Z, and type 5. Among them, type 3 (CZ-3B/G3) is the model with the strongest carrying capacity. , 56.326 meters long, with a maximum core diameter of 3.35 meters, a fairing diameter of 4 meters, a take-off mass of 458.97 tons, and a standard geosynchronous transfer orbit capacity of 5.55 tons.

This rocket is the second rocket in the Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket series of rocket reliability and carrying capacity improvement projects. It has made five technical improvements, including improving operational convenience and changing engine technology to improve production efficiency. In 2024, the Changsha triple-A series rockets will usher in a new round of high-density launches.

This launch is the first launch of the ” Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket in 2024, the third orbital space launch of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center Xichang Launch Site, China’s 10th launch, and the world’s 40th launch. This launch is the 94th launch of the “Chang 3B” rocket in total. Since the 68th launch of the ” Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket ” rocket on June 23, 2020 (Yao 68/”Beidou 3″ GEO-3), The Rockets have won 27 consecutive games. At the same time, this launch is the 510th launch of the “Long March” series of rockets. Since the successful first flight of the ” Chang Zheng- Long March 3B Carrier Rocket ” (the 331st launch of the “Long March” series of rockets), the “Long March” series of rockets have achieved 180 consecutive victories!

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On February 26, 2024, the Aerospace Science and Technology Group released the “Blue Book of China’s Aerospace Science and Technology Activities (2023)” (referred to as the “Blue Book”). According to the published content, 2024 will be a “big year” for China’s aerospace industry, and various mission data will reach record highs. Of the 100 launch missions throughout the year, the Group accounted for 70%

The “Blue Book” shows that China’s aerospace industry is expected to carry out about 100 launch missions throughout the year in 2024, which is expected to set a new record.

Among these 100 or so launch missions, the Aerospace Science and Technology Group plans to arrange nearly 70 (the remaining 30 are expected to be commercial rocket plans), will launch more than 290 spacecraft, and implement a series of major engineering tasks, including:

Completed the first flight missions of the Long March 6C carrier rocket and the Long March 12 carrier rocket;

The space station entered normal operation mode and completed 2 cargo spacecraft, 2 manned spacecraft launch missions and 2 return missions during the year;

Promote the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, launch the Queqiao-2 relay satellite and the Chang’e-6 probe, and achieve the world’s first sample return from the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon;

Launched ocean salinity detection satellite, electromagnetic monitoring satellite 02, Sino-French astronomical satellite, Shijian No. 19 and other civilian satellites to meet the application needs of users in various industries;

Accelerate the construction of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group’s “new generation commercial remote sensing satellite system”.

Wenchang commercial space launch site will make its debut

The “Blue Book” also shows that the Hainan Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site will usher in its first launch mission, and the construction of multiple satellite constellations will be accelerated.

1. The Long March 6C carrier rocket made its first flight.

The Long March 6C launch vehicle is a new single-core stage all-liquid oxygen/kerosene-powered liquid launch vehicle. The rocket adopts a two-stage configuration and can perform a variety of orbital launch missions. The 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit has a carrying capacity of about 2 tons, 500 The carrying capacity of the sun-synchronous orbit is about 2.4 tons per kilometer. It has the characteristics of high reliability, low launch cost, strong adaptability and short performance period.

2. The Long March 12 carrier rocket made its first flight.

The Long March 12 launch vehicle is my country’s first 3.8-meter-diameter single-core liquid launch vehicle with a two-stage configuration. Its low-Earth orbit carrying capacity is not less than 10 tons and the 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit carrying capacity is not less than 6 tons.

At present, all the development work of the rocket has been completed, and it is planned to complete the launch mission of the first rocket at my country’s first commercial launch site in Wenchang, Hainan in 2024.

Space station, lunar exploration… various new missions are available

The Long March 12th launch vehicle is China’s first 3.8-meter-diameter single-core liquid launch vehicle with a two-stage configuration. The low-Earth orbit carrying capacity is not less than 10 tons and the solar range is 700 kilometers. The carrying capacity of the synchronous orbit is not less than 6 tons. At present, all the development work of the rocket has been completed, and it is planned to complete the launch mission of the first rocket at my country’s first commercial launch site in Wenchang, Hainan in 2024.

1. The space station enters normal operation mode.

The China Space Station has entered the normal operation stage. It has completed the launch of the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft in January this year. It plans to launch the Shenzhou 18 manned spacecraft in the first half of the year to welcome the return of the Shenzhou 17 astronauts; in the second half of the year, it plans to launch the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft. The Zhou 8 cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou 19 manned spacecraft will welcome the return of the Shenzhou 18 astronauts; the Shenzhou 20 manned spacecraft and the Long March 2F rocket will enter the launch site in the second half of the year for emergency rescue duty .

2. Promote the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project.

In the first half of this year, the Queqiao-2 relay satellite and Chang’e-6 detector will be launched at an appropriate opportunity.

Queqiao-2 will provide relay communication services for subsequent lunar exploration missions. The mission goals of the Chang’e-6 probe are: to fly through the Earth and around the moon, land in a selected area of ​​the Antarctic Aitken Basin in the southern hemisphere of the moon, and collect lunar data. Samples will be safely sent to the ground through the processes of lunar surface take-off, lunar orbit rendezvous and sample transfer, lunar-ground transfer and re-entry recovery.

This will be the first time humans have landed on the far side of the moon and returned samples.

3. Launch ocean salinity detection satellites.

The ocean salinity detection satellite is a “13th Five-Year Plan” scientific research satellite of the “National Civilian Space Infrastructure Construction Medium and Long-term Development Plan”. It belongs to the ocean power satellite series and is used to obtain global ocean salinity information.

The satellite will fill the gap in the ocean salinity detection capabilities of China’s marine power satellite series and take into account soil moisture detection to meet the urgent needs of many industries and business departments such as oceans, disaster reduction, agriculture, meteorology, etc., and is an important step in China’s implementation of marine resource development and Important technical support for disaster prevention and environmental monitoring.

4. The new generation of commercial remote sensing satellite systems is accelerated.

During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, China will comprehensively build “China’s four-dimensional new generation commercial remote sensing satellite system”, including sub-meter high-resolution optical payloads, wide-width optical payloads, high-resolution radar payloads and other diversified types of commercial remote sensing satellites. At present, the construction of the first phase of four satellite systems has been completed and has begun to provide high-efficiency and high-performance spatio-temporal information services to users in traditional and emerging markets.

The “Blue Book” shows that in 2024, the Aerospace Science and Technology Group’s research and development tasks will continue to be high-intensity, and it will comprehensively promote the manned lunar exploration project and the deep space exploration project, and continue to promote the new generation of near-Earth manned spacecraft, Chang’e 7, and Tianwen 2. , geostationary microwave detection satellites, etc., launched more than 230 launch vehicle batches into production, and completed a number of commercial aerospace and whole-satellite export contracts.

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On the 23RD February 2024 Hour Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration   At 19:30 on February 23, 2024, Beijing time, the “Chang Zheng -Long March 5” Yao-7 carrier rocket carrying the communication technology test satellite No. 11 was launched from the 101 station of the Wenchang launch site, Hainan Province, China, People’s Republic of China., sending the satellite into the geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).

Communication technology test satellite No. 11 was developed by the Communications and Navigation Department of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is mainly used to carry out multi-band, high-speed satellite communication technology verification.

The Chang Zheng -Long March 5″ Yao-7 carrier rocket  is a new generation launch vehicle developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is a large cryogenic liquid bundled launch vehicle. It adopts a two-stage and a half configuration, consisting of a core first stage, a core second stage, and four boosters. device composition. The maximum height of the rocket is about 63.2 meters, with a core diameter of 5 meters and a booster diameter of 3.35 meters. It can be equipped with a standard fairing with a diameter of 5.2 meters and a length of 12.267 meters and an extended fairing with a diameter of 5.2 meters and a length of 18.5 meters. The take-off mass is about 877 tons, with a take-off thrust of about 1,068 tons, and its Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity is not less than 14 tons. This rocket is China’s launch vehicle with the highest altitude, the strongest mid-to-high orbit capacity, and the highest carrying efficiency currently in service.

Since its successful first flight, the ” Chang Zheng -Long March 5″ rocket has carried out 7 launch missions, and has achieved 5 consecutive victories since Yaosan. This launch comes only 70 days after the last launch of the “Chang 5″ series rockets, setting a record for the minimum launch interval of the ” Chang Zheng -Long March 5″ series rockets. Starting from the launch of the ” Chang Zheng -Long March 5 Yao 7 Carrier rocket at the end of 2023, the ” Chang Zheng -Long March 5″ series rockets have entered a high-density launch period. Four launch missions are planned in 2024, and five launch missions are expected to be carried out in 2025. In the first half of 2024, the ” Chang Zheng -Long March 5 carrier rocket will carry out the launch mission of the “Chang’e-6” lunar probe of China’s lunar exploration project, and send the “Chang’e-6” to the back of the moon for sample return. This will be the first time in human history , is also the most complex lunar exploration mission in China’s history.

This launch is the first launch of the “Chang 5” rocket in 2024, the second space launch from the Wenchang Launch Site, the 9th launch in China and the 37th launch in the world.