Tag: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BeltAndRoadinitiative #酒泉衛星發射中心 #JiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenter  #November2021| Successfully launching of the international Iconic #ChangZheng4B  #LongMarch4B #CarrierRocket of the #Gaofen3 two #RemoteSensing #EarthSciences #Satellites …..

kevinjamesngLeave a comment

酒泉衛星發射中心On 23rd  November 2021 Tuesday  07:45 Hong Kong SAR – Beijing Time  morning, CNSA –China National Space Administration  Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center – Inner Mongolia – China – People’s Republic of China successfully Launched the International Iconic Chang Zheng 4B – Long March 4B Bingyao 37 44.1 Meter Tall Carrier Rocket in Successfully Deploying Gaofen-3 02 at the 9401 station of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to successfully launch the Gaofen-3 02 Remote Sensing  Satellite launched into space. The satellite successfully entered the scheduled sun-synchronous orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.
This is the 147th flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets developed by the Eighth Academy of Aerospace, the 398th launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets, the 21st launch of the Eighth Academy in 2021, the 41st launch of Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, and the 45th launch of China Aerospace. , The 117th global aerospace launch.

Gaofen-3 02 Star Mission Badge Interpretation Gaofen-3 is the originally planned Ocean-3 sea-land radar satellite, and the current Ocean-3 has become a new generation of marine aqua stars. HY-3A and HY-3B are expected to be in 2022 and launched in 2023, and the Ocean No. 1 and No. 2 series are the first generation of ocean aqua observation stars and ocean dynamic observation stars, respectively.

Gaofen-3 02 satellite will be networked with 01 satellite to improve marine ship observation and maritime emergency monitoring capabilities] Gaofen-3 02 satellite is the “National Civil Space Infrastructure Mid- and Long-term Development Plan (2015-2025) )”, a microwave remote sensing satellite developed by the General Department of Remote Sensing Satellites of the 5th Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group . It operates at an altitude of 755 kilometers and is sun-synchronous and returns to a frozen orbit. The main load is C-band synthetic aperture radar. 12 conventional imaging modes.



In August 2016, the Gaofen-3 01 satellite was successfully launched into space. It has been in orbit for 5 years with excellent performance and good application status. Gaofen-3 02 fully inherits the technical scheme of Gaofen-3 01. After launching into orbit, it will be networked with the orbiting Gaofen-3 satellite to form a land-sea radar satellite constellation with a resolution of 1 meter. The ability to revisit in one day meets the needs of rapid revisiting of sea and land observations, and provides support for the commercial application of multi-polarized synthetic aperture radar satellite data.



In addition, 02 satellite also added the ship’s automatic identification signal receiving system and on-board real-time processing functions to improve the monitoring capabilities of marine ship observations and marine emergencies and the natural environment of the sea and land , which can meet the maintenance of marine rights, marine disaster prevention and mitigation, The application requirements of marine dynamic environmental monitoring and disaster reduction, land, environmental protection, water conservancy, agriculture and meteorology will realize the transition of synthetic aperture radar satellite data from demonstration applications to operational applications in China, serving the national maritime power strategy.


The CNSA China National Space Administration is responsible for the organization and management of the Gaofen-3 02 satellite project. The Earth Observation and Data Center of the National Space Administration is responsible for mission planning and data management. The Research Institute of Technology is responsible for the overall development of satellite systems and launch vehicle systems. The Satellite Launch and Measurement and Control System Department is responsible for the organization and implementation of the launch site and measurement and control system. The land observation satellite data center components are responsible for the construction and operation of the ground system according to their respective divisions of work. The Ministry of Natural Resources takes the lead The user department is responsible for the construction and operation of the application system

[It only takes 10 minutes for Gaofen-3 02 satellite to obtain data and deliver it to users] Gaofen-3 02 is not a simple “copy” of 01 satellite. Under the optimized design and full verification of the R&D team, 02 Satellite has achieved three major performance improvements and loaded two major “exclusive Devices”. , Stronger skills”, greatly improving the efficiency of on-orbit applications.



1. Three major performance improvements:
1) Extend imaging time to achieve “Longer Viewing”.
Taking marine applications as an example, Gaofen-3 01 has become an important carrier for monitoring ocean internal waves. Ocean internal waves are a kind of fluctuations that occur in the interior of the ocean. They are very destructive and pose a serious threat to ocean engineering, oil rigs and submarine oil pipelines. However, the global ocean area is large, and the amount of information obtained by a single startup is limited. In order to meet the application requirements, the development team has extended the duration of a single startup of the 02 satellite in the ocean observation mode. In the same work, the monitoring range and the amount of information obtained by the 02 satellite of Gaofen-3 are twice that of the 01 satellite, especially for ocean internal wave monitoring. Sufficient ocean internal wave change data can be obtained during the imaging time for early warning and prevention. Respond in a timely manner.


2) Optimize the imaging mechanism to achieve “seeing more clearly”.
As a radar star, the unique advantages of all-time and all-weather imaging make Gaofen-3 01 an important “helper” in emergency rescue. Encouraged by the Gaofen-3 01 satellite, in order to provide the application department with better-quality satellite images, the development team took the breakthrough of greatly reducing the “scallop effect” and proposed to make the 02 satellite  a “shadow less light” in space. The optimization idea of ​​ to achieve the uniform radiation observation target, to achieve a more three-dimensional topography of the detected image, a clearer presentation of the details, and a further expansion of the imaging range.


3) Shorten the revisit time and realize “seeing faster”.
Taking scientific research as an example, in December 2019, the 36th Chinese Antarctic expedition team left Zhongshan Station on the “Xuelong” and headed to Hobart Port, Australia. The Gaofen-3 01 satellite provided high-resolution ship surrounding seas. The ice density and thickness, as well as the ice condition data in the sea area around Zhongshan Station, provide route planning for the safe navigation of the “Xuelong”. The 01 star at that time could only perform imaging once or twice a day. In the future, under the same conditions, the Gaofen-3 01 and 02 satellites will operate on the network, which will greatly shorten the time for revisiting, and can achieve more than 3 imaging in a single day, and obtain more data and faster.

2. Two “exclusive Devices”:
One is to innovate and increase the AIS ship positioning technology, update the position information of marine ships in time, guide the imaging and identification of ships, and grasp the data of marine meteorology and navigation information in a timely manner, which will help protect life at sea Safe and improve the safety of navigation.
The second is to increase the on-board real-time processor, which can perform data processing in a specific observation mode in real time, eliminating the “middleman” of data processing and directly “meeting” with users. In the past, it took a few hours for 01 Satellite to get the data to the user getting the image. 02 Star can process it within ten minutes-this is undoubtedly a huge leap for emergency rescue….

Images and visuals are from Weibo also their respectives.

#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BeltAndRoadinitiative #酒泉衛星發射中心 #JiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenter #October2021 | one of many Happy moments of 120 couples finally married in a #GroupWedding guest hosting witness by the #Takionauts …….

kevinjamesngLeave a comment

中国空间站On 2rd October, 2021, at Hong Kong SAR – Beijing Time CNSA –China National Space Administration  Celebrating the 72th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China during the National Holiday week, or known as Golden Week of the 1st October 2021.. Celebrating Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre held a group wedding of 120 couples in which holding numerous wedding photography in various palaces iconic of Dongfeng Aerospace City  – Jiuquan satellite launch center , inner Mongolia – China – People’s Republic of China..

With happy moments! Jiuquan satellite launch center 120对新人集礼On the National Day, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center holding a group wedding ceremony for 120 couples of aerospace couples staff whom work with Launch Center.  One of  the many  spots Under the manned space launch tower, the newcomers waved national flags and sang “Singing the Motherland”. Please the motherland to witness happiness! At the place where the Shenzhou spacecraft set sail, joining  hands to step into the marriage hall, and bless the newcomers in the aerospace industry! Tribute to the Takionauts…. In celebrating the union of couples super sweet blessings in which the wedding reception ceremonies  is paid by the Central government on behalf of the CNSA –China National Space Administration also as gift is a  brand new SUV BAIC BJ40 four by four also a new family size apartment complex to relived the burden of purchasing a new home .. !

Images and visuals are from Weibo also their respectives.

#MadeInChina #中國製造 #ExPace | #September2021|#酒泉衛星發射中心#JiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenter #CASIC Rocket Technology Company #Expace #PrivateChineseSpaceCompany – is preparing its hallmark #Wuhan #CarrierRocketCompany #CarrierRocket #Kuaizhou 1A #KX1A Launches successfully to deploy of the Jilin1 #Gaofen02D #EarthSciences #RemoteSensing #Satellites …

kevinjamesngLeave a comment

During today on September 27 Monday 14:19 Hong Kong SAR – Beijing time at one of many CNSA China National Space Administration launch complexes酒泉衛星發射中心 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Dongfeng Aerospace City – inner Mongolia –China – People’s Republic of China on September 27 Monday 中國製造 Expace Technology Corporation, 2021, the Kuaizhou No. 1 solid carrier rocket ignited and lifted off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. In the “one-satellite” mode, the Jilin-1 High Score 02D satellite was sent into the scheduled orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.

Jilin-1 Gaofen 02D satellite is a high-resolution optical remote sensing satellite developed by 长光 Satellite Changguang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. It can obtain high-resolution color static images of the Earth observation, which will be used for national land resource monitoring and mineral resources monitoring in my country- China – People’s Republic of China . Provide remote sensing data services in areas such as development, smart city construction, forestry resource census, ecological environment monitoring, and public emergency health.

The Kuaizhou-1A Carrier rocket for this launch mission is a small solid launch vehicle launched by China Aerospace Science and Industry Rocket Technology Co., Ltd. It has an international interface and is mainly used for 300 kg low-orbit small satellites. The launch service has the characteristics of high flight reliability, high precision into orbit, short preparation period, less guarantee demand, and low launch cost. The same batch of Yaowujian, named “Quaizhou Xinzhou”, has completed the final assembly test, and then selected the opportunity to launch. Since its first commercial launch mission on January 9, 2017, the Kuaizhou-1A rocket has successfully completed 10 launches and fulfilled its contract, successfully sending 20 satellites into the intended orbit.

Currently at the moment中國製造 Expace Technology Corporation- a CASIC -China aerospace science and industry corporation has been very busy in building a New Carrier Rocket Factory in Wuhan National Aerospace Industrial Base in which the base will be in operations in May   Kuaizhou Rocket Industrial Park that forms the manufacturing of twenty plus more Kuaizhou Rockets also its other sister larger carrier rockets in process of The assembly test capability of 20 solid launch vehicles……

Images and visuals are from Weibo also from their respectives ..

#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BeltAndRoadinitiative #酒泉衛星發射中心 #JiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenter  #September2021| #CMS #ChinaMannedSpace  preparations for the ChangZheng2F #LongMarch2F #CarrierRocket  #Shenzhou13 crew towards The International Iconic #CSS #ChinaSpaceStation #TianheCoreModule ….

kevinjamesngLeave a comment

中国空间站On 17th Friday September, 2021, at Hong Kong SAR – Beijing Time  morning, the Belt and Road Initiative CNSA –China National Space Administration  CSS China Space Station in which on a three month setting up a new home of the first three Shenzhou 12 crew Takionauts –Chinese Astronauts Nie Haisheng – Liu Boming – Tang Hongbo returned home from their second home landing on safely at Dongfeng Aerospace City district in which landing at Inner Mongolia Region of China – People’s Republic of China…..   

 During this week on 17th September 2021 Friday, at Jiuquan Satellite launch Center – Dongfeng Aerospace City – Inner Mongolia – China – People’s  Republic of China … The New Advance Chang Zheng Long March 2 F Yao Shenzhou 13 Carrier Rocket ends emergency duty “standby” and will carry out the Shenzhou 13 launch mission next month….. On  that same week of September 17, the Shenzhou 12 astronaut crewed three Takionauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, Tang Hongbo ended his 90-day space mission on setting up their second home on the , returned victoriously, and returned to the embrace of the great motherland…… At the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center not far from their landing site, the Chang Zheng- Long March 2 F Yao 13 carrier rocket was like a loyal guard, and finally took back the sight of the distant view and ended the 90-day emergency duty.” Stand guard”.
As the first rocket in the history of China’s aerospace that integrates emergency rescue and launch missions, Chang Zheng Long March  F Yao 13 Carrier Rocket  has taken more than 5 months from “standing up and in position” to “handover and changing of guard” and “station”, plus the launch preparation time. Its standing time is the longest in China’s manned rockets.


According to Qin Tong, deputy chief designer of the Chang Zheng- Long March 2 F carrier rocket, the curtain on the construction of the Chinese space station in orbit has opened, and the space activities of the astronauts have been greatly extended compared with previous missions. In order to further ensure the safety of the Takionauts, starting from the Chang Zheng Long March 2 F Yao Shenzhou 12 carrier rocket  and Chang Zheng – Long March 2 F Yao Shenzhou 13, the rocket adopts the “first launch, one backup” and “rolling backup”. Launch mode. The new launch mode gives Chang Zheng – Long March 2F Yao Shenzhou 13 a unique mission. To perform an emergency rescue mission, it must first “stand up and in place” before it can launch as soon as the mission comes. Qin Tong said: “Chang Zheng – Long March2F Yao Shenzhou 13 and Chang Zheng – Long March 2F Yao Shenzhou 12 entered the site at the same time. Chang Zheng- Long March 2F Yao 13 took the lead in completing the basic-level assembly test and sealed it in the technical zone plant in an erect state.

At the same time, the fairing (half cover) ) And the escape tower are also on standby.”
In order to make the “duty station” rocket more comfortable, the developers carefully carried out temperature and humidity analysis for it. Humidity control function meets the requirements of rockets. Standing at different stations in the same plant, Chan Zheng 2F Yao Shenzhou 13 witnessed the whole process of the rocket sister Chang Zheng – Long March 2F Yao Shenzhou 12 final assembly test, transfer and launch. On the morning of June 17th, news of the successful launch of Chang Zheng –Long March 2F Yao Shenzhou 12 and the smooth separation from the manned spacecraft Shenzhou 12 came. The mission of Chang Zheng –Long March2 F Yao Shenzhou 13 also began. It quickly switched to emergency rescue duty and began. “Standing guard”, ready to come forward at any time.


The emergency rescue duty state is tense. In the days when looking into space, every message sent by the astronauts from the space station affects the nerves of the ground duty rocket; every state of the duty rocket is also related to the safety of the astronauts. The “return” of the evacuation.


Chang Zheng – Long March 2F Yao 13 witnessed the busyness of the developers, as if they could feel their expectations, all the parameters were kept in the optimal state. Qin Tong said that after entering the launch site in August, the R&D team did a comprehensive “physical examination” for the pyrotechnics, the structure of the rocket body, the electrical products, the sealed fairing and escape tower, etc., and the results showed that the parameters of the rocket systems were normal. , Stable function. If the space facilities malfunction during the orbit of the astronauts, which may threaten the safety of the astronauts, Chang Zheng –Long March 2F Yao Shenzhou 13 will launch a new spacecraft in the first time to take the astronauts home.

Chang Wuquan, the overall chief designer of the Chang Zheng Long March 2F carrier rocket, introduced that if an accident does happen, the rocket base stage, fairing (half dome) and escape tower can be immediately synchronized and efficiently prepared. After emergency recovery and necessary inspections, the basic stage of the rocket is transferred from the technical area to the launch area, and the corresponding docking and status inspections are performed. At the same time, the fairing and escape tower were respectively buckled and assembled, and headed to the launch area to “rendezvous” with the basic stage of the rocket. After the necessary functional inspections and tests, the rocket enters the launch state, and the entire process can be completed in as little as 10 days. The specific mission is minute, and the launch mission will be carried out within 10 days at the earliest. Although the three astronauts have successfully “home”, the exploration of the reliability of emergency rescue has not stopped.
As the first rocket for the new test and launch process, the Chang Zheng –Long March 2F Yao Shenzhou 13 will enter the emergency-to-normal launch process after completing the emergency rescue duty “stand-by” mission, waiting to complete the launch mission of the Shenzhou 13 manned spacecraft. The research and development team will also continue to explore and continuously optimize the process under the premise of ensuring reliability to pave a way for the follow-up rocket emergency rescue. 

Source is from Dazhong Daily- Dazhong Newspaper Group. Chang Zheng – Long March 2F Carrier Rocket is from the Shenzhou 12 mission

Images and visuals are from Weibo also their respectives.

#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BeltAndRoadinitiative #June2021|#酒泉衛星發射中心 #JiuquanSatelliteLaunchCenter Launch of the International Iconic #LongMarch2F #ChangZheng2F #神舟十二号#CarrierRocket deploying #Shenzhou12 docking with #CSS #ChinaSpaceStation #TianheCoreModule…. #AGallery

kevinjamesng1 Comment

On 17th  June 2021 Friday 9:22 a summery clear morning Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time-  CNSA –China National Space Administration  on which from Jiuquan Satellite launch Center – Inner Mongolia- China-People’s Republic of China… It  was the  it was the first time in half decade  that the first three Takionaut –Chinese Astronaut to be launched on the 17th June 2021 Friday….Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft launched successfully…… According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office, at 9:22 on June 17, 2021, Beijing time, the Long March 2 F Yao 12 carrying the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft The carrier rocket was ignited and launched on time at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. About 573 seconds later, the Shenzhou 12 manned spacecraft successfully separated from the rocket and entered a predetermined orbit. The three astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo were successfully sent into space for flight. The crew was in good condition and the launch was a complete success

 神舟十二号开始圆满成功…….This is the 19th mission since the establishment and implementation of China’s manned space project, and it is also the first manned mission in the space station stage. After the spacecraft enters orbit, it will carry out autonomous and rapid rendezvous and docking with the core cabin of Tianhe in accordance with the predetermined procedure. During the flight of the composite body, the astronauts will be stationed in the space and core module, complete a three-month in-orbit residency, carry out manipulator operations, exit activities, etc., and verify the astronauts’ long-term residency in orbit, regenerative life support, also various items more Key technology.


At present, the combination of Tianhe core module and Tianzhou-2 is operating in a near-circular docking orbit of about 390km, and is in good condition, meeting the mission requirements for rendezvous and docking with 神舟十二号 and astronauts stationing conditions….

Space Science: What’s the use of the small box held by the astronauts] At all the astronauts’ expedition ceremonies, the astronauts will be seen carrying a small box in their hands, and this morning’s 神舟十二号 astronauts’ expedition ceremonies are not exception. According to experts, the spacesuit needs to be ventilated before the astronaut wears the spacesuit and prepares to enter the cabin. The small square box carried by the astronaut is a hand-held small portable ventilation device with a power supply and a fan to provide a certain amount of ventilation for the spacesuit. Ensure the thermal comfort of the human body.

The astronauts will leave the cabin twice and mainly complete four tasks…. According to the overall arrangement of the Shenzhou 12 manned mission, the three astronauts will mainly complete four aspects of work during the orbit. Carry out two out-of-cabin activities and out-of-cabin operations.
These four main tasks:


One is to carry out the daily management of the core cabin assembly. Including Tianhe core cabin on-orbit test, regenerative life support system verification, manipulator test and operation training, and material and waste management. The
second is to carry out two out-of-cabin activities and out-of-cabin operations. Including the on-orbit transfer, assembly, and testing of extravehicular suits, the assembly of extravehicular toolboxes, the elevation of panoramic cameras, and the installation of extended pump sets….

On 17th June 2021 Friday at averagely 1630 hours Hong Kong SAR- Beijing time the Shenzhou 12 module have docked successfully with the Tainhe Core module of the CNSA -CSS -China National Space Admistraton – China Manned Space Agency -China Space Station .

The third is to carry out space science experiments and technical tests. Carry out the assembly and testing of experimental equipment for space application missions, and carry out experiments (tests) in the fields of space applications and aerospace medicine according to procedures, as well as related science education activities; the
fourth is to carry out the health management of the astronauts themselves. Carry out daily life care and physical exercises as planned, and regularly monitor, maintain and evaluate their own health status.


According to the plan, after the Shenzhou XII spacecraft enters orbit, it will use an autonomous rapid rendezvous and docking mode to connect to the forward port of the Tianhe core cabin and form a combination with the Tianhe core cabin and the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft. The astronauts stationed in the core module, implemented the synchronized work and rest system of heaven and earth for work and life. After staying for about 3 months, they took the spacecraft return module to return to the Dongfeng landing site.


At present, the Tianhe core module and the Tianzhou-2 combination are in a stable state, all equipment is working normally, and it has the conditions for rendezvous and docking and astronauts stationed. The systems for performing the Shenzhou 12 mission have completed comprehensive exercises, the astronauts flight crew are in good condition, and all preparations are basically in place before launch.

The core module of the space station and the ground training modules of the two experimental modules Out-of- on hands training on  Shenzhou spacecraft control panel…vehicle training spacesuit …

Images and visuals are from Weibo..