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On the 9th January 2024 in  CNSA _China National Space Administration -China – People’s Republic of China 1503 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….. In which中国 successfully launched the 2C carrier rocket ignited and took off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, and then successfully sent the Einstein probe satellite into the predetermined orbit. The first mission of the Chang-II C rocket in 2024 was a complete success. This mission also means that China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has won its first victory in the 2024 space launch mission.

The Chang Zheng – Long March 2C carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center to successfully launch the Einstein Probe satellite. space, the satellite successfully entered the scheduled orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. The Einstein probe satellite is the first large-scale application of “lobster eye” microhole array focusing imaging technology in the world, which can achieve a 10-fold improvement in sensitivity and spatial resolution. It can accurately capture the universe while conducting large-field monitoring. We will detect more distant and faint high-energy temporary sources and fleeting unknown phenomena, and issue early warnings to guide other astronomical equipment based on space and ground to conduct follow-up observations. Thumbs up!!!

Einstein probe According to reports, the Einstein probe satellite is a catcher of explosions of cosmic objects. It can accurately capture more distant and faint temporary sources and explosive objects, and explore X-ray signals from gravitational wave sources. , is of great scientific significance for studying stellar activity, the formation, evolution, merger and other processes of compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars.

The Einstein probe satellite uses astronomical time-domain observation methods in the soft physical process. The Einstein probe satellite carries two payloads: the Widefield X-ray Telescope (WXT) and the Follow-up X-ray Telescope (FXT). For the first time in the world, the “lobster eye” microhole array focusing imaging technology is used on a large scale. The detection capability is world-leading, and the sensitivity and spatial resolution can be improved by 1 to 2 orders of magnitude. While detecting a large field of view, it can accurately detect Capture distant and faint high-energy temporary sources and fleeting unknown phenomena in the universe, and issue early warnings to guide other astronomical equipment based on space and ground to conduct subsequent observations. The satellite design life is 5 years

“The Einstein probe satellite launched this time is one of the space science satellites established and implemented under my country’s Space Science Pilot Project (Phase II). It is also my country’s first large-field X-ray astronomy satellite, used to capture Einstein’s predictions. astronomical phenomena such as black holes and gravitational wave electromagnetic counterparts.” At the mobilization meeting, Cui Zhaoyun emphasized the importance of this mission to the team members.

This mission involves the “Princess and the Pea” who cannot tolerate a speck of dust. Several high-end cameras were installed on this payload, and the lenses had very high requirements for cleanliness. To this end, the operators also performed “dust-proof treatment” on the inner wall of the long 2-propylene rocket fairing.

The fairing usually consists of a basic structure with a composite skin and metal reinforcements. After being fixed with rivets, there will be very small debris in the gaps in the inner wall. These debris may fall onto the lens during fairing closure or flight vibrations. “General loads will not be affected by this, but considering the particularity of this mission, we sprayed a layer of coating on the inner wall of the fairing to seal in fine dust.”

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On the 0813 30th  December 2023 Saturday  Hours Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China. Successfully launched the Chang Zheng- Long March 2C/Yuanzheng 1S Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China, and then successfully launched a new advance satellite internet technology.

The Long March 2C/Yuanzheng 1S carrier rocket ignited and took off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, and then successfully sent the satellite Internet technology test satellite into the predetermined orbit. This year, all 48 space missions of the launch vehicles developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation were a complete success. The satellite Internet technology test satellite was developed by the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

“Long March 2C” is a medium-sized two-stage room-temperature liquid launch vehicle developed by the First Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Its main power uses dinitrogen tetroxide/uniform dimethylhydrazine (N2O4/UDMH) propellant. The arrow is about 42.3 meters long, with a first and second stage diameter of 3.35 meters, a take-off mass of 241 tons, and a take-off thrust of about 302 tons. Its low-Earth orbit transport capacity is 4 tons, and the maximum transport capacity in the 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit is 2 tons. When paired with the “expedition” In the “No. 1 S” upper stage state, the 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit has a transport capacity of 2.5 tons…

The “Yuanzheng-1″ commercial/”Yuanzheng-1S” (YZ-1S) upper stage was developed by the First Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology and was improved on the basis of the “Yuanzheng-1” upper stage. The upper stage has a diameter of 2.8 meters, is equipped with a YF-50D engine, uses dinitrogen tetroxide/uniform dimethyl hydrazine propellant, has 2 ignition capabilities, a vacuum thrust of about 0.66 tons, and a vacuum specific impulse of about 316 seconds. This upper stage is mainly aimed at short-term flight missions. It has system optimization and equipment streamlining based on the “Yuanzheng-1” upper stage. Its weight and cost are greatly reduced, and its working time is shorter. After being separated from the basic stage, it can immediately The ignition was accelerated and the entire flight mission was completed within one hour.

Since its successful first flight, the “Yuanzheng-1” commercial upper stage has carried out a total of 7 launch missions, all of which were carried out in conjunction with the “Chang 2-C” rocket. The “Chang 2C” rocket, paired with the “Yuanzheng-1S” upper stage, can perform various orbital launch missions such as low-Earth orbit, sun-synchronous orbit, geosynchronous transfer orbit, and earth-moon transfer orbit, and has the ability to launch multiple satellites in different orbits.

This launch is the 9th launch of the “Long March 2C” rocket in 2023, the 36th launch of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the 67th launch of China, and the 220th launch of the world. At the same time, this launch is also the final battle between China’s aerospace industry and the world’s aerospace industry this year. The total number of China’s space launches this year reached a record-breaking 67, and the total number of world space launches reached a new high of 220.

This mission is the 505th flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles.

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On the 1210 Noon 4th December 2023 Monday  Hours Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China. Successfully launched the Yonggan 33 Remote Sensing satellite with the Chang Zheng- Long March 2C Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China, and then successfully launched a new Egypt on the Egypt-2 satellite project

[The Long March 2C carrier rocket successfully launched the Egypt Satellite 2]

At 12:10 Beijing time today, my country successfully launched the Egypt Satellite 2 using the Long March 2C carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. According to the agreement between China and Egypt on the Egypt-2 satellite project, China has developed and launched for Egypt a small optical remote sensing satellite with a resolution of 2 meters (panchromatic)/8 meters (multispectral);

Using satellites aided by the Chinese government The final assembly and integration test center conducts final assembly and testing of the satellite; after on-orbit delivery, it will serve Egypt’s land and resource utilization, water conservancy, agriculture and other fields. This launch is the 499th launch of the Long March series of launch vehicles…

 Entering the predetermined orbit, the launch mission was a complete success. This mission also carried and launched the second group of Xingchi-1 satellites A and B. The Egypt-2 satellite is mainly used for Egypt’s land and resources census and meets the needs of Egyptian users in the fields of agriculture, forestry, urban construction, environment and disaster monitoring. The two satellites launched are mainly used to provide commercial remote sensing services to users.

The Egypt-2 satellite uses the CAST1000 platform independently developed by the Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd. of the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology as the satellite platform. It strictly controls the key links to improve image quality and selects high-performance technology that has been verified in orbit. The quality-independent and reliable core detector strengthens the high-quality control of the satellite-ground integrated indicator system in the entire process of satellite design, analysis, testing, and testing.

On November 2nd  , 2023, the factory review meeting of the Egypt-aided Satellite 2 was held at the China Academy of Space Technology and passed the factory review as planned. Leaders of the International Economic Cooperation Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and leaders of the Earth Observation and Data Center of the National Space Administration, the project management unit, attended the meeting and delivered speeches.


Experts attending the meeting watched a documentary report on satellite development, listened to the “Summary Report on the Development and Quality of the Egypt-2 Satellite Aid” made by the satellite chief engineer, and conducted discussions and questions. The review expert group believed that the Egypt-aided Satellite 2 had successfully completed all development and testing work, met relevant quality supervision requirements, and agreed to pass the factory review.


The meeting pointed out that the Egypt-2 satellite project is a landmark project for pragmatic cooperation between China and Egypt, the transformation and upgrading of China-Africa cooperation, and the promotion of high-quality development of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”. A concrete manifestation of joint action. Since the start of the project, the general contractor and the management unit have cooperated sincerely to overcome the impact of the epidemic and overcome difficulties, and the work results have been hard-won. The successful implementation of the project has achieved many “firsts” in the history of China-Egypt cooperation and is of milestone significance.


As a satellite project that adopts a foreign aid management model, the Egypt-2 satellite project has written a new chapter in international cooperation in my country’s satellite projects. As a project management unit, on the basis of strict quality management and project management, the center will continue to manage the follow-up satellite launch, on-orbit testing and delivery stages, continue to expand the breadth and depth of China-Egypt aerospace cooperation, and build a new era for the new era. The China-Egypt community with a shared future continues to contribute its space capabilities.

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On the 1155  morning 16TH November  2023 Thursday  Hours Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China. Successfully launched the Yonggan 33 Remote Sensing satellite with the Chang Zheng- Long March 2C Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China, and then successfully launched a new generation of ocean water color observation satellite into the predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was completed successfully.



【congratulate! 亚洲水色Observation Satellite Successfully Launched  ]

At 11:55 on November 16, my country successfully launched a new generation of ocean satellite at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center using a launch vehicle composed of the Long March 2C basic stage and the Yuanzheng 1S upper stage.  Water color observation satellite Haiyang-301. The satellite’s indicators have reached the advanced level of international water color remote sensing satellites, can meet the main business needs of my country’s marine environment monitoring, and can serve major national strategic needs such as ecological civilization construction, smart ocean engineering construction, and the “One Belt, One Road” initiative.

At 11:55 on November 16, my country successfully launched the new generation ocean water color observation satellite Haiyang-301 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center using a launch vehicle composed of the Long March-2C basic stage and the Yuanzheng-1S upper stage. The satellite’s indicators have reached the advanced level of international water color remote sensing satellites, can meet the main business needs of my country’s marine environment monitoring, and can serve major national strategic needs such as ecological civilization construction, smart ocean engineering construction, and the “One Belt, One Road” initiative.

The long-distance propylene rocket currently has two states: the basic type and the Yuanzheng-1S upper stage configuration.
In view of the heavy weight and high orbit of the satellite, this mission uses the Long March 2C/Yuanzheng 1S configuration rocket, which has the capability of launching multiple satellites with one rocket and deploying constellations. This is the sixth launch of this configuration of rocket. This rocket optimizes a number of technologies, effectively improving the accuracy of the debris landing point and the accuracy of the entire flight time.

The new generation of ocean water color observation satellites are scientific research satellites in the national civil space infrastructure. The satellite is equipped with payloads such as an ocean water color and water temperature scanner, a medium-resolution programmable imaging spectrometer, and a coastal zone imager. It can improve the spatial resolution and spectral resolution of my country’s ocean water color observations, expand the detection spectral band, and achieve rapid coverage of global ocean water color observations. , improve the application level of my country’s ocean remote sensing satellites, and operate in orbit with the Haiyang-1 C/D satellite to promote the sustainable development of my country’s ocean water color remote sensing business. Compared with the previous generation of Haiyang-1 satellites, Haiyang-3-01 has achieved leaps and bounds in terms of ocean water color product types, product quality, and detection capabilities. The satellite has a design life of 8 years and can carry out high-precision, multi-spectral, and long-term sequence observations of global ocean waters to meet applications in natural resources, ecological environment, transportation, meteorology and other industries, help protect the marine environment, and safeguard my country’s maritime rights and interests.

The National Space Administration is responsible for the organization and management of the new generation ocean water color observation satellite project, the organization and coordination of major matters, and the approval of launch licenses; the Ministry of Natural Resources is the lead user department, and the main user departments include the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Transport, the China Meteorological Administration, etc., responsible for their respective Application system construction and operation; the National Satellite Ocean Application Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources is responsible for the construction and operation of ground systems; China Academy of Space Technology of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology are responsible for the overall development of satellite systems and launch vehicle systems respectively.

This mission is the 497th launch of the Long March series of launch vehicles.

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At 0653 Hours Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time  9th August 2023 , China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration   Successfully launched  the New Next Generation Long March – Chang Zheng 2C carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Shanxi Province..

[New Next Generation Long March – Chang Zheng 2C carrier rocket successfully launched the No. 06 satellite for environmental disaster reduction]

At 6:53 on August 9th 2023, the Chang Zheng- Long March-2C carrier rocket lifted off at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, and then successfully sent the No. 06 satellite for environmental disaster reduction into the predetermined orbit , the launch mission was a complete success. The Environmental Disaster Reduction No. 2 06 satellite will operate in-orbit network with the Environmental Disaster Reduction No. 2 05 satellite, which will greatly improve the timeliness of observation and revisit, and further meet the country’s demand for continuous supply of medium-resolution SAR data in related fields.

The Environmental Disaster Reduction No. 06 satellite was developed by Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd. of the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The main users are the Ministry of Emergency Management and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. The 06 and 05 satellites of Environmental Disaster Reduction No. 2 adopt a double-star in-orbit network operation mode, and have the ability to obtain global 5-meter S-band radar image data, providing basic guarantee for disaster prevention and mitigation, and environmental protection business applications, serving land resources, water conservancy , agriculture, forestry, earthquake monitoring and other industries, . This mission is the 482nd flight of the Long March series of launch vehicles.

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