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At morning 10th December 2024  Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration, the Long March 5B Yao-6 carrier rocket from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan Province,  China, People’s Republic of China., On the morning of December 10, 2024 Beijing time, the “Long March 5B” Yao-6 carrier rocket and satellite assembly were vertically transferred from the vertical assembly and test plant to the launch tower on a mobile launch platform, and the launch mission preparations entered the final stage

Long March 5B Yao-6 launch vehicle

The Long March 5B/Long March 5B (CZ-5B) is a large cryogenic liquid carrier rocket developed for China’s manned space station project, used to launch the main module of the space station. The rocket adopts a one-and-a-half-stage series-parallel configuration, consisting of a core stage and four boosters. It is China’s first one-and-a-half-stage configuration rocket.

Schematic diagram of Long March 5B

The Long March 5B rocket is 53.657 meters long, with a core stage diameter of 5 meters and a booster diameter of 3.35 meters. It is equipped with a large fairing with a diameter of 5.2 meters and a length of 20.5 meters. Its takeoff mass is about 849 tons, its takeoff thrust is about 1,078 tons, and its low-Earth orbit (LEO) capacity reaches 25 tons. In Asia, the Long March 5B is the rocket with the strongest low-Earth transport capacity in service.

Long March 5B Yao-6 launch vehicle

Long March 5B Yao-6 launch vehicle

The envelope diameter of the Long March 5B rocket fairing reaches 4.5 meters, and the volume exceeds 345 cubic meters. This is the fairing with the largest diameter, longest length, and largest envelope space in China’s current service, and one of the fairings with the largest envelope space in the world. With large carrying capacity and a “large cargo compartment”, the Long March 5B rocket can also be used with the Yuanzheng 2 upper stage to carry out large-scale multi-satellite launches, supporting China’s giant satellite constellation network. Once launched, the Long March 5B rocket will become the world’s most powerful carrier rocket for giant constellation network launches

It is expected that on the evening of December 15th to 16th, at the 101 launch site at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in China, the Long March 5B Yao-6 carrier rocket/Expedition 2 Yao-2 upper stage will carry out a large-scale multi-satellite launch mission, planning to send the satellites on board into low-Earth orbit.

The payload of this mission comes from the China Star Network Project, which is the China Star Network Low Orbit 01 Group Satellite. China Star Network (SatNet) is a giant satellite constellation in China, including low-orbit and high-orbit satellites, and plans to launch 12,992 satellites. The main body of the China Star Network Low Orbit 01 Group Satellite adopts a trapezoidal design, and its appearance is similar to that of the “One Network” constellation satellite. The constellation satellite using this design needs to be launched using a side-mounted launch based on a central load-bearing cylinder.

Long March 5B Yao-6 launch vehicle

This launch mission will be the fifth launch of the Long March 5B carrier rocket and the 13th launch of the Long March 5 series of rockets. At the same time, this launch will also be the first time that the rocket has carried out an unmanned space launch mission, which will provide a very scarce large carrying capacity for constellation networking.

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On the 9th October 2022 clear sunny day at   CNSA –China National Space Administration    At Wenchang Space Launch Centre – Hainan Province China, People’s Republic of China….. Space Station Mengtian Experiment Module completes propellant refilling  According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, on October 9th 2022, the space station Mengtian Experiment Module completed propellant refilling as planned. Since the Mengtian experimental module arrived at the Wenchang space launch site, it has completed the final assembly and testing of the technical area, and will carry out a joint inspection of system functions together with the Chang Zheng Long March 5B Yao-4 Carrier Rocket launch vehicle. At present, the facilities and equipment of the Wenchang Space Launch Site are in good condition, and the systems participating in the test are undergoing mission preparations in an orderly manner

The Mengtian experimental cabin is equipped with a cargo airlock and an outboard deployment test platform. In the future, the scientific test equipment that needs to be installed outside the cabin can be transported to the space station through a cargo spacecraft, and then the load will be sent to the outside of the cabin through the cargo airlock, and the robotic arm or astronaut will install it on the platform outside the cabin. Realize the continuous update of the extravehicular test project.

On the 25th October 2022 Morning Hong Kong SAR – Beijing Time the Mengtian capsule and  the Chang Zheng – Long March 5b Yao 4 Carrier Rocket combination is being transported vertically….This morning, the Mengtian experimental module and the Long March 5B Yao-4 carrier rocket combination were vertically transported at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province. The assembly starts from the vertical test workshop, and under the support of the movable platform, it moves steadily toward the launch tower along the nearly 3-kilometer-long dedicated track. The vertical transfer is expected to last more than 2 hours…. the Mengtian experimental module of the Chinese space station will be launched at the Wenchang space launch site in Hainan this month of October 2022..

According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, today, the Mengtian Experiment Cabin and the Long March 5B Yao-4 carrier rocket assembly have been transferred to the launch area. In the follow-up, various functional inspections and joint tests before launch will be carried out as planned, and the launch is planned to be carried out in the near future on the October 2022 launch calendar..  in which following to the transfer to the launch complex it’ll In the follow-up, various functional inspections and joint tests before launch will be carried out as planned, and the launch is planned launching
At present, the facilities and equipment of the Wenchang Space Launch Site are in good condition, and all participating units are stepping up their mission preparations and go all out to ensure a decisive victory in the construction of the Tiangong China Space station

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On the 9th October 2022 clear sunny day at   CNSA –China National Space Administration    At Wenchang Space Launch Centre – Hainan Province China, People’s Republic of China….. Space Station Mengtian Experiment Module completes propellant refilling  According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, on October 9th 2022, the space station Mengtian Experiment Module completed propellant refilling as planned. Since the Mengtian experimental module arrived at the Wenchang space launch site, it has completed the final assembly and testing of the technical area, and will carry out a joint inspection of system functions together with the Chang Zheng Long March 5B Yao-4 Carrier Rocket launch vehicle. At present, the facilities and equipment of the Wenchang Space Launch Site are in good condition, and the systems participating in the test are undergoing mission preparations in an orderly manner

　　The Mengtian experimental cabin is equipped with a cargo airlock and an outboard deployment test platform. In the future, the scientific test equipment that needs to be installed outside the cabin can be transported to the space station through a cargo spacecraft, and then the load will be sent to the outside of the cabin through the cargo airlock, and the robotic arm or astronaut will install it on the platform outside the cabin. Realize the continuous update of the extravehicular test project.

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Currently at Tianjin –China –People’s Republic of China…. Heading towards district area of the Wenchang – Wenchang Spacecraft launch center CNSA –China National Space Administration  On the 30th July 2022 Beijing Time the second component of the Experimental module in which is is delivered to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Center, Hainan Province – China – People’s Republic of China…. The Mengtian Experiment Module, departed from Tianjin by sea to China in Wenchang, Hainan launch site. The Mengtian experimental module will be launched by the Chang Zheng – Long March 5B Yao-4 rocket in October this year 2022, thus completing the construction of the T-shaped structure of China’s space station known as Tiangong Space Station…

　　The Mengtian experimental cabin is equipped with a cargo airlock and an outboard deployment test platform. In the future, the scientific test equipment that needs to be installed outside the cabin can be transported to the space station through a cargo spacecraft, and then the load will be sent to the outside of the cabin through the cargo airlock, and the robotic arm or Takionauts will install it on the platform outside the cabin. Realize the continuous update of the extravehicular test project….

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On Hainan Province –China –People’s Republic of China…. in the district area of the Wenchang – Wenchang Spacecraft launch center in which the awesome team at one of many CNSA –China National Space Administration  that China National Space Administration…………… On 24th July  2022 The Chang Zheng- Long March 5B Yao three carrier rocket successfully launch from the  Wenchang Space Launch Site complex  According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Long March 5B Yao 3 carrier rocket that carried out the launch mission of the Wentian experimental module has completed all the research and development finalisation certification at the Factory also Wenchang Spacecraft Center…….  

After Wentian experimental module entered orbit, the status setting was successfully completed. At 3:13 on July 25, 2022, Beijing time, it was successfully connected to the forward port of 天和 Tianhe Core Module. The entire rendezvous and docking process lasted about 13 hours. . This is the first time that two 20-ton spacecraft in my country- China- People’s Republic of China have achieved rendezvous and docking in orbit. …According to the mission plan, the Shenzhou 14 Takionaut crew will then enter the Wentian experimental module….. in which finally docked in early morning time of the 25th July 2022 in with CNSA –Beijing Aerospace City in which co-ordinated the docking maneuverers have achieved rendezvous and docking in orbit.…  

On that day of the launch of the Chang Zheng –Long March 5B Y3文天Experimental Module Launch Successful Yesterday -July 24th 2022 on the eve of the Long March 5B launch of the Wentian Experimental Module (about 10 minutes before launch), the Tianhe core module transited over Hainan Island- Hainan Province- Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR , Guangzhou also of Guangdong province of China- People’s Republic of China , and the Shenzhou 14 aerospace The crew took pictures of the beautiful Hainan Island. At this moment, on the Wenchang space launch site under the lens of the Takionauts, the Wentian experimental module is ready to go and is about to embark on the “Wentian” journey.

On a successful day of the 25th July 2022 the Shenzhou 14 Takionaut Crew 刘洋 LiuYang 陈冬 ChenDong、蔡旭哲CaiXuhe successfully entered the Wentian experimental module …According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, the Shenzhou 14 Takionaut crew successfully opened the Wentian experimental module at 10:03 Morning Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time on July 25th, 2022 The cabin door and smoothly entered the Wentian experimental cabin. This is the first time that a Chinese Takionaut has entered a scientific experimental cabin in orbit. In the follow-up, on-orbit work such as combined body attitude fusion control, small robotic arm crawling, and combined testing of large and small arms will be carried out as planned, and astronauts will be carried out by using the airlock cabin and small robotic arm for Takionaut exit activities…..

The Wentian experimental module is equipped with the same Taikonauts’ living facilities as the core module, including 3 sleeping areas, 1 sanitary area, kitchen and other facilities, which can guarantee the astronauts’ life. It can also work with the core module to support the life of 6 astronauts during the rotation of the two manned spacecraft; in addition, a small robotic arm is also configured, which can be used alone or in combination with the large robotic arm of the core module. , to jointly complete the tasks of Taikonauts leaving the cabin, caring for extravehicular facilities, and patrolling. In addition, the Wentian experimental cabin is also equipped with an astronaut exit airlock. After the space station is completed, the airlock of the Wentian experimental cabin will be As the main airlock cabin for Takionauts to leave the cabin, the node cabin of the core cabin is used for other functions at this time, just as a backup; the Wentian experimental cabin also has a backup section for the core cabin to manage and control the assembly. That is to say, when the function of the core module platform fails, it can be switched to the Wentian experimental module to exercise the combined control and management functions, which can improve the reliability of the space station as a whole.

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