On the day of27th September 2024 Hours Hong- Kong SAR – Beijing time CNSA –China National Space Administration , China, People’s Republic of China At 1830 Hong Kong SAR- Beijing Time , the Chang Zheng -Long March 2D carrier rocket successfully launched China’s first reusable recoverable technology test satellite.. From The the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia, China, People’s Republic of China..
Successfully Return type satellite is back to the earth …. At 10:39 on October 11th 2024, China, People’s Republic of China. Successfully recovered the first reusable return type technology test satellite – Shijian No. 19 satellite, carrying plant and microbial breeding at the Dongfeng landing site. Payloads, autonomous controllable and new technology verification test loads, space science experiment loads, social welfare and cultural creative loads and other recycling loads have all been successfully recovered.
Shijian No. 19 satellite was developed by the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It is an important new technology test satellite during China’s “14th Five-Year Plan” period. It was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on September 27. It achieved a breakthrough in reusability through flight tests. , non-destructive recovery, high microgravity guarantee and other key technologies have verified the technical indicators of the new generation of high-performance reusable returnable space test platform and achieved various expected test results.
The Shijian-19 satellite has the characteristics of high microgravity level, good timeliness and strong downlink capability. It is an efficient high-microgravity level space experimental platform and can support research in microgravity science, space life science and other aspects. This mission carried out aerospace breeding, new technology verification and space science experiments, focusing on promoting the development and application of new space technologies. At the same time, it carried multiple international cooperation payloads and became a good platform for promoting international cooperation in aerospace. It is also important for promoting the exploration of space and The use of space is of great significance.
[This is amazing, Long March 2D successfully launched China’s first reusable recoverable technology test satellite]
According to Shanghai Aerospace and China’s aerospace news, at 18:30 Beijing time on September 27, 2024, the Long March 2D carrier rocket successfully sent the Practice 19 satellite into the predetermined orbit at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, and the launch mission was a complete success.
This mission is the first time that the Long March 2D rocket has carried out a recoverable satellite launch mission after an interval of 8 years. In response to possible weak links, the model actively organized the test team to carry out “double thinking” work and conduct special quality review work. In order to meet the payload requirements of the recoverable satellite, the model customized the work process of buckling the fairing on the tower 48 hours before launch.
As an important new technology test satellite during China’s “14th Five-Year Plan”, the Practice 19 satellite has achieved a number of technological breakthroughs in reusability, high microgravity guarantee, high load ratio and re-entry environment test services. It will significantly improve the technical level and application efficiency of China’s recoverable satellites, reduce operating costs, and provide strong support for the rapid transformation of new technology verification and pre-research results.
The Shijian-19 satellite will carry out space breeding experiments, carrying relevant plant seeds selected by Hainan Province, Anhui Province, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, giving full play to the advantages of space breeding such as “high mutagenesis efficiency, short breeding cycle, and many beneficial mutations”, improving China’s space breeding technology level, accelerating the pace of germplasm resource innovation, and providing important support for achieving self-reliance in seed industry technology and independent control of seed sources. Researchers will make full use of the reusable Shijian-19 satellite to carry out space experiments, provide opportunities for in-orbit flight test verification for domestic components and raw materials, promote the development and application of new space technologies, and help research in the fields of microgravity science and space life science.
In addition, the Shijian-19 satellite also carries payloads applied for by five countries including Thailand and Pakistan, and carries out extensive international cooperation. The National Space Administration is responsible for the organization and management of the Shijian-19 satellite project, the organization and coordination of major matters, and the approval of launch licenses. The National Space Administration’s Earth Observation and Data Center is responsible for the overall work of the project; the satellite is developed by the Space Technology Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, and the Launch Vehicle Technology Research Institute is responsible for the overall development of the launch vehicle system.
The Long March 2D carrier rocket that carried out this mission is a room-temperature liquid two-stage carrier rocket developed by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It has the characteristics of “high reliability, good economy, and strong adaptability” and can support various launch needs such as single-star, multi-star parallel, series, and piggyback. Its sun-synchronous circular orbit carrying capacity can reach 1.3 tons (orbital altitude 700km). Space
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