Category: Xichang Satellite Launch Center

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On the 1st August 2024 schedule to launch  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China 2114 Hours Hong Kong –Beijing Time China- People’s Republic of China…. at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province…..  at the No. 2 site of the Xichang Launch Center in China, the “Long March 3B” carrier rocket carrying the Satellite Internet High-orbit Satellite 02 was ignited and launched, and the satellite was sent to the geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO).

The “passenger” of this mission, Satellite Internet High-orbit Satellite 02, was developed by the 5th Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and is the successor to Satellite Internet High-orbit Satellite 01.

The Long March 3B is a medium-sized liquid carrier rocket developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, with a three-and-a-half-stage configuration. At present, the Long March 3B is in use in the enhanced version (CZ-3B/E), of which the modified version (CZ-3B/G2) is the most powerful model. The modified version 2 rocket is 56.326 meters long, with a maximum core stage diameter of 3.35 meters, a takeoff mass of 458.97 tons, and a maximum capacity of 5.55 tons for a standard geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). This launch mission was launched during the rainy season in Xichang. Based on the various waterproof designs of the rocket, the model team made full use of multiple protections such as anti-condensation air conditioning and moisture-proof sand, and took waterproof and moisture-proof measures.

This mission is the 97th launch of the Long March 3B rocket. Since the successful launch of the Long March 3B Yao 68 (68th) on June 23, 2020, the rocket has achieved 30 consecutive victories. In 2024, the Long March 3A series of rockets will once again enter a high-density launch period. So far this year, the Long March 3B has carried out 4 launch missions.

This launch is the 10th launch from the Xichang Launch Center in 2024, the 34th launch in China and the 138th launch in the world. At the same time, this launch is also the 529th launch of the “Long March” series of rockets.

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[APSTAR6E Aptema Satellite 6E successfully positioned at 134° east longitude]

On the 10 July 2024 Wednesday Asia-Pacific Satellite News; the Asia-Pacific 6E satellite was successfully positioned at 134° east longitude and is ready for business. The satellite will co-orbit with the Asia-Pacific 6C and Asia-Pacific 6D satellites.


The Asia-Pacific 6E satellite is a geostationary orbit satellite built on the DFH-3E platform. It was purchased by Asia-Pacific Satellite Corporation’s joint venture Asia-Pacific Starlink Satellite Co., Ltd., and Asia-Pacific Satellite Corporation provides operational technical support. The satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on January 13, 2023. After launch, it completed the orbit change of the assembly to the intermediate orbit, and then relied on the satellite’s ion and Hall electric propulsion systems to carry out orbit raising operations and finally reach the synchronous orbit

Asia-Pacific 6E is my country’s first fully electric propulsion communications satellite, equipped with 25 Ku user beams and 3 Ka gateway beams, with a communication capacity of approximately 30 Gbps.

On the 13TH January 2023  in  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China At 0210 hours Hong Kong –Beijing Time China- People’s Republic of China launch the Chang Zheng – Long march 2C Carrier Rocket launching from station form Xichang Satellite Launch Center Sichuan Province…..Deploying the  Asia Pacific 6E – APSTAR 6E Communications Satellite ..

The Asia Pacific 6E – APSTAR 6E Satellite this is the first time that China, People’s Republic of China has launched an all-electric high-throughput communication satellite. First, the carrier rocket sends the combination of the satellite and the propulsion module into low-earth orbit, and then the satellite controls the DFH-3E propulsion module to send the satellite to the designated orbit. Then separate from the satellite. In the follow-up, the satellite will rely on its own LIPS-200 electric propulsion system, and after 10 months of orbital ascension, it will finally enter the GEO fixed point….implement the Asia-Pacific 6E communication satellite launch mission at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at around 2:11 am on January 13 (the first star of the Dongfanghong-3 E platform APSTAR 6E satellite will provide high-speed and convenient high-throughput broadband communication services for Southeast Asia, effectively filling the gap in the broadband communication market in Southeast Asia. The rockets and satellites used in this launch were all developed by China Airlines. This is the 460th launch of the Long March series of launch vehicle

The first communication satellite launched by the Chang Zheng Long March 2C, with a launch weight of 4.3 tons The Asia Pacific 6E launch mission is the first time that the Chang Zheng Long March 2C Carrier rocket is used to launch a communication satellite, and the total weight of the launched payload reaches an unprecedented 4.3 tons (satellite + propulsion module)! This is the heaviest satellite ever launched into orbit by the Chang Zheng-Long March 2C rocket.


In order to meet the mission requirements, the development team specially developed an integrated satellite adapter, which achieved a weight reduction of more than 20%, and further improved the rocket’s existing carrying capacity. ….. At the same time, in this mission, the development team carried out multi-dimensional special research: narrowed the range of the rocket wreckage landing area; improved the rocket attitude stability and control accuracy.

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The farthest scenery that even myopia can see! My country’s first Takionaut to wear glasses – Gui Haichao, Takionaut 03 of the 神舟十六号 Shenzhou 16 Crew | Start speaking The Voice

Contents of this issue from the Voice on CCTV : On May 30, 2023, three Takionauts, Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu, and Gui Haichao, entered the Chinese Space Station aboard the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft and began a five-month space journey. Among the astronauts, Takionaut figure wearing glasses is particularly eye-catching. He is Gui Haichao, a professor at Beihang University and the first payload expert of the Chinese Space Station. In this issue of “Let’s Talk”, Gui Haichao will share his “mission Trip in Space”.

本期内容：2023年5月30日，景海鹏、朱杨柱、桂海潮3名航天员搭乘神舟十六号载人飞船进入中国空间站，开启为期5个月的太空之旅。航天员中，一个戴着眼镜的身影格外引人注目，他就是北京航空航天大学教授、中国空间站首位载荷专家桂海潮。本期《开讲啦》，桂海潮将分享他的“太空出差记”。

00:00 The main film begins.

02:37 What is it like to have a “space mentor”?

07:28 Real-time hot note: Will the threshold for ordinary people to become Takionauts be lower?

13:05 Real-time hot note: Gui Haichao shows us that knowledge can really change our destiny!

15:42 Real-time hot note: What are you enjoying? Aren’t you nervous or scared?

21:16 Gui Haichao asked: If you are a little tired of traveling in space and want to find a place to relax, where should you choose?

25:45 Gui Haichao asked: The space bicycle is one of the important equipment for on-orbit exercise. What is the difference between riding a space bicycle in the sky and on the ground?

35:04 Gui Haichao: Three sentences that impressed me very deeply.

42:05 The audience asked Gui Haichao: How to interpret the sentence “Whether I am in space or back on the ground, I will always have the universe in mind, and know and do as one.”

CNSA China National Space Administration CMS – China Manned Space Shenzhou 16 Takionaut桂海潮 #GuiHaichao male, Han nationality, born in November 1986, a member of the Communist Party of China , native of Shidian County, Baoshan City , Yunnan Province , payload specialist , professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Astronautics, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics , astronaut of the Shenzhou 16 crew, the first payload specialist of the Chinese space station , and the first Chinese Takionaut to wear glasses during a flight mission 

Gui Haichao graduated from the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics in July 2014 with a doctorate in engineering. From July 2014 to August 2017, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at York University and Ryerson University in Canada . Since September 2017, he has worked at the School of Astronautics of the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics as a special associate researcher and doctoral supervisor. From May 30 to October 31, 2023, Gui Haichao, as an astronaut, boarded the Shenzhou 16 manned spacecraft and successfully completed all the scheduled tasks including extravehicular activities. In April 2024, the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission awarded Gui Haichao the honorary title of “Heroic Takionaut” and presented him with the “Third Class Space Merit Medal.

The “Let’s Talk” column was launched in September 2012. It is a Chinese youth television open class program produced by CCTV Comprehensive Channel and hosted by Sa Beining .

“Let’s Talk” invites “role models in the hearts of Chinese youth” as speakers, and through sharing cutting-edge new knowledge, conveys mainstream values ​​from a plain perspective and in a subtle way. The column is positioned as a Chinese TV youth open class, and has received widespread attention and praise for its “young” and “all-media” communication characteristics; each episode of the program invites a guest to tell their own story and share their feelings about life and life, giving Chinese youth realistic discussions and spiritual nourishment. Discussing the life problems of young people, it also discusses the social problems of young China.. 

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At the Beijing China Takionaut/ Astronaut Center, China, People’s Republic of China 5th  July 2024, Beijing time, the Shenzhou 17th  the  CNSA- China National Space Administration  Tiangong China space station Shenzhou Crew … We meet again! The longest space mission duration trip crew debuts On the afternoon of July 5, 2024, two months after returning from space, the Shenzhou 17 astronaut crew Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin officially met with the media and the public at the China Astronaut Center. At the meeting, the Shenzhou 17 crew shared their experiences and insights during their time in orbit.



After returning, the Shenzhou 17 crew has successively completed the isolation recovery and convalescence recovery stages, and has fully entered the recovery observation stage. At present, under the careful protection and care of the scientific research support team of the China Astronaut Research and Training Center, the crew is in good physical and mental condition, their weight is stable at the pre-flight level, the results of various medical examinations are normal, and their muscle strength, endurance, and exercise cardiopulmonary function have basically recovered to the pre-flight level. After completing various tasks during the recovery period and conducting a summary of the recovery health assessment, the three astronauts will return to normal training.

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On the 22nd June 2024 schedule to launch  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China 1500 Hours Hong Kong –Beijing Time China- People’s Republic of China…. at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province.

Long March 2C rocket successfully launches Sino-French astronomical satellite…… On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, at 15:00 on June 22, the Long March 2C carrier rocket, developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, ignited and took off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, and then successfully sent the Sino-French astronomical satellite into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success.


The Sino-French Astronomical Satellite is a space science satellite jointly demonstrated and developed by China and France. It is the satellite with the strongest multi-band comprehensive observation capability of gamma-ray bursts in the world to date, and will play an important role in scientific discoveries in the field of space astronomy such as gamma-ray burst research. The Xi’an Branch of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation undertook the development task of the satellite’s data transmission subsystem.


This launch is the 525th launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets

The CATCH project of the Hunter Constellation for Tracking All-Variable Sources was proposed by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It aims to conduct multi-target, uninterrupted, and multi-parameter observations of massive variable sources. The CATCH-1 satellite is the first test satellite of the constellation. It is developed by the Microsatellite Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Its main task is to conduct in-orbit verification of space technologies such as lightweight X-ray focusing mirrors, silicon drift detector systems, remote sensing cameras, satellite rapid steering capabilities, high-precision extension mechanisms, and intelligent control. It also cooperates with the observation and early warning of the Sino-French astronomical satellite SVOM to quickly carry out opportunity observations and promote subsequent cooperation between China and France. This mission is the 56th satellite launch mission of the Microsatellite Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. So far, it has successfully launched 105 satellites covering communications, navigation, remote sensing, science, micro-nano and other fields.

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