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.
At 12:03 Beijing time on November 11, 2024, China Aerospace Science and Technology successfully launched 15 satellites, including Test 26A, B, C, Jilin-1 Gaofen 05B, Platform 02A03, Yunyao-1 31~36, Xiguang-1 04, 05, Oman Intelligent Remote Sensing Satellite 1, and Tianyan 24, from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Experimental Area of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China using the Lijian-1 Yao-5 carrier rocket. This launch is the 208th space launch in 2024.
This batch of satellites will be mainly used in urban planning, agricultural monitoring, meteorological observation and other fields. What is striking is that the Lijian-1 Yao-5 carrier rocket is painted with the main visual elements of CCTV Video. This time, CCTV Video and China Aerospace Science and Technology have carried out cross-border brand cooperation, aiming to build a new pattern of integration between CCTV’s new media platform and aerospace technology. In this cooperation, CCTV Video provides a full range of media publicity and distribution services for the entire process of Lijian-1 assembly and launch; the successful launch of Lijian-1 also helps CCTV Video further expand its brand effect
This mission is the fifth flight of the Lijian-1 launch vehicle, and it is also the first time that a Chinese commercial aerospace company has provided launch services to international users, opening a new chapter in the international launch of commercial aerospace. In addition, in order to meet the satellite’s demand for a larger envelope space, the Lijian-1 Yao-5 launch vehicle uses a 3.35-meter diameter fairing, which significantly improves the rocket’s mission adaptability. So far, the Lijian-1 launch vehicle has accurately sent 57 satellites into the predetermined orbit, with a total mass of more than 5 tons of payload into orbit.
This mission is
China’s 54th launch this year. The official draft now says “Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Area” instead of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Is the launch station of Blue Arrow Aerospace also planned for the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Area?
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