At 11.11 Hours Morning Hong Kong Beijing Time on a very clear 26 December 2021 Sunday 2021, China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration Successfully launched the Long March 4C Chang Zheng 4C carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Shanxi Province …… launching successfully of launched the successfully launched the Ziyuan-1 02E and the small satellites of the 101 Middle School satellites….. This mission is the 403rd flight of the Chang Zheng- Long March series of carrier rockets the satellite successfully entered the scheduled orbit and the launch mission was a complete success…..
The Ziyuan-1 02E in which is the primary Satellite payload is a 5-meter optical satellite 02 was developed by the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group. It is a medium-resolution remote sensing service satellite. It is mainly used to carry out land resource survey and monitoring, and provides domestic data for the main business of related land resource survey, monitoring, supervision and capacity monitoring. Support and serve industries such as disaster reduction, environmental protection, housing construction, transportation, agriculture, forestry, marine and surveying and mapping. According to the Eighth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology, this mission is the final battle of the Chang-4 model in 2021. It is the 14th launch of the Chang Zheng 4 –long March4 Series model this year, doubling the historical record of the annual launch volume of this Carrier Rocket model series..
The Ziyuan-1 02E The visible and near-infrared camera and infrared camera carried by the satellite, as the main payload of the satellite, will finely “perceive” and “measure” the earth in the next 8 years. Resource business and remote sensing data autonomy and other aspects play an important role…… satellite fully inherits the technical status of Ziyuan-1 02D satellite, ensuring the continuity of panchromatic, multi-spectral and hyperspectral data services, and increasing infrared observation capabilities. After the double-star network, with the help of these two cameras, the observation spectrum can be expanded to form a comprehensive observation system covering visible light, short-wave infrared, and long-wave infrared. At the same time, the time resolution of the main business data acquisition of land resources is greatly improved. The single star’s ability to revisit was increased by 50%, while serving the needs of land and resources while taking into account the applications of other industries, providing services for disaster prevention and mitigation, agriculture, forestry and water conservancy, ecological environment, urban planning and construction, transportation, and major national projects
The Long March 4C carrier rocket is a normal temperature liquid three-stage carrier rocket developed by the Eighth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group. It has the ability to launch multiple types of satellites with different orbital requirements. It can launch multiple satellites with one arrow. Its 700-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit The capacity can reach 3 tons.
In order to meet the needs of current high-density launch missions, the Long March 4C launch vehicle has been further optimized and improved, and a number of technical upgrades have been implemented. This launch is the 403rd launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets…..
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At 0951 Hours Morning Hong Kong Beijing Time on a very clear 20th November 2021 Saturday 2021, China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration Successfully launched the Long March 4B Chang Zheng 4B carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Shanxi Province …… launching successfully of launched the Gaofen 11 series three remote sensing satellites
Subsequently, the satellite successfully entered the scheduled orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. Gaofen 11 three satellites was developed by the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. It has made outstanding contributions to national economic and social development in the fields of land census, urban planning, land ownership confirmation, road network design, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. . The Long March 4B launch vehicle is a normal temperature liquid three-stage launch vehicle developed by the Eighth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group. It has the ability to launch multiple types of satellites with different orbital requirements. The orbital carrying capacity can reach 2.5 tons. This mission is the 397th launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Gaofen 11 three satellites was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Fifth Academy, and has made outstanding contributions to national economic and social development in the fields of national land survey, urban planning, road network design, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation……..
[ Gaofen GF11 full-spectrum spectral imager developed by 508] As one of the main payloads, the full-spectrum spectral imager is a visible-infrared integrated push-broom imaging space remote sensing camera developed by 508. The imager integrates three imaging channels of visible, short and medium wave, and long wave, which can simultaneously obtain remote sensing images in 12 spectrum bands of visible, near-infrared, short wave, medium wave, long wave, and very long wave. The long-wave infrared detector is a key component of the long-wave imaging channel. It is responsible for converting the received optical signal into an electrical signal, and generating the image we see through the signal processing circuit, the satellite data transmission system and the ground system data processing. The photosensitive surface size of the long-wave infrared detector is only 60mm*12mm. It is hard to imagine that there are nearly 20,000 tiny pixels in such a small chip. Through the optimization and improvement of the preparation process of the very long wave detector chip, the sensitivity of the long wave infrared detector has been increased by 3 times, the gray level of the image has been increased by 3.5 times, and the image quality has been significantly improved compared with the predecessors on the Gaofen-5 satellite .
As a typical representative of China’s visible-infrared common optical path push-broom imaging space optical remote sensor, the full-spectrum spectral imager is the load with the widest spectral range among high-resolution multi-spectral remote sensing cameras in China. In addition to the above advantages, it also has Many “artifacts”: it has 3 imaging channels and 12 spectrum bands, which can be imaged day and night; its long-wave infrared spectrum has the highest spatial resolution of 40 meters for international civil satellites; it passes high-sensitivity detectors and high-precision focal planes Temperature control, high-precision radiation calibration and other methods provide support data for quantitative applications of users, and can accurately and quantitatively obtain surface temperature, water surface temperature, temperature difference range, thermal pollution discharge outlet distribution, mineral information distribution, and vegetation coverage from the image. More detailed information such as the degree of drought and the degree of drought.
The Gaofen11 series Remote Sensing Earth Sciences Satellite manufacturer is CAST – China Academy of Space Technology also in collaboration with its associate agency with CHEOS- China High Resolution Earth Observation System in which is design Built on a CAST 2000 Design Heritage Earth Sciences, in which is design for Translating Gaofen is High Resolution, also known as CHEOS- China High Resolution Earth Observation System, in which provisions in the real time observational data analysis of with high resolution multi spectra equipment imaging system in analysis for assessing environmental disaster warning, emergency response also for the protection for ecological, also providing support for infrastructure construction, transportation for various purpose of the Belt And Road initiative … one of many specifications of the Gaofen 10 Earth Sciences satellite is The high-resolution satellite is a large-scale remote sensing satellite system for the national science and technology major special arrangement of the microwave remote sensing satellite, the ground pixel resolution is up to sub-meter …
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At 1851 Hours Morning Hong Kong Beijing Time on a very clear 14th October 2021 Thursday 2021, China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration Successfully launched the Long March-Chang Zheng 2D carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Shanxi Province China successfully launched Long March – Chang Zheng 2D carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully launched the Xihe Solar Probe also other satellites into orbit…. Making this launch into this mission is the 391th flight of the International Iconic Chang Zheng- Long March series of carrier rockets…..
Successfully launching At 18:51 on October 14, 2021, Beijing time, China used the Long March 2D carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully combine solar Hα spectrum detection with dual super platform science and technology the test satellite was launched into space… .
The satellite successfully entered the scheduled orbit and the launch mission was a complete success. The mission carried and launched an orbital atmospheric density detection test satellite, a commercial weather detection constellation test satellite, a low-orbit navigation enhancement test satellite, a Hede-2 E/F satellite, a traffic test satellite, a Tianyuan-1 satellite, and a Golden Bauhinia satellite-2. , 10 small satellites such as University Student Little Satellite-1 and University Student Little Satellite-2A. This mission is the 391st flight of the Long March series of carrier rocket Exploring the science and technology test satellite “Xihe”. The satellite will realize the world’s first space exploration of solar Hα band spectral imaging, fill the gap in high-quality observation data in the source area of solar bursts, and improve China’s research capabilities in the field of heliophysics. It is of great significance to China’s space scientific exploration and satellite technology development
Southern Polytechnic Tianyuan-1 6U cubic satellite is equipped with a new solid thruster and high specific impulse air-conditioning micro-thrusters] The “Tianyuan-1” launched by Chang Zheng –Long March 2D was launched by the Micro-Nano Satellite Research Center of the School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology The self-developed six-unit technology experiment and popular science education cube star weighs 10 kilograms and is also the 12th micro-nano satellite developed by the school.
The satellite will conduct on-orbit verification of domestically-made components to enhance the autonomous controllability of China’s space components. The satellite is equipped with a new type of solid thruster and high specific impulse air-conditioning micro-thruster independently developed by Southern Institute of Technology (Figure 3), and China’s first micro-nano satellite solid propulsion application test and orbit maintenance technology test will be carried out in space. The overall structure of the air-conditioning micro-thruster is manufactured by 3D printing technology, and it is integrally formed at one time, which effectively reduces the weight by more than 30%.
In addition, the “Tianyuan-1” satellite will also carry out formation missions with another commercial satellite.
In addition, Southern University of Technology and Nanjing University of Science and Technology have been conducting in-depth cooperation since 2019. This time, primary school students will participate in the development process of the “Tianyuan-1” satellite. As an entry point, the creation of satellite Sunac classes, the formation of a core satellite development team, and the establishment of a new model of aerospace science education that integrates “Cube Star + Courses” with learning and doing, effectively integrates aerospace technology, spirit, culture and other resources with elementary and middle school students’ scientific quality education Effective docking.
Details of the Chang Zheng – Long March 2D Carrier Rocket launch vehicle has a special livery in which is first anniversary of the 46th World Skills Competition in Shanghai, at the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China National Space Administration, Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Under the guidance of the company, the Executive Bureau of the 46th WorldSkills Competition and Shanghai Aerospace Technology Research Institute jointly held the launch of the Long March 2D rocket named for the Shanghai WorldSkills Competition.
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At 1101Hours Morning Hong Kong Beijing Time on a very clear 7th September 2021 Tuesday 2021, China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration Successfully launched the Long March-Chang Zheng 4C carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Shanxi Province China successfully launched Long March – Chang Zheng 4C carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully launched the Gaofen-5 02 satellites into orbit…. Making this launch into this mission is the 387th flight of the International Iconic Chang Zheng- Long March series of carrier rockets…..
The Advancements in Chang Zheng Long March 4C Carrier Rocket in which there’s been many advancements and improvements is the first to install relay equipment, greatly extending the telemetry time] In this mission, the rocket has optimized the launch trajectory in accordance with the safety requirements of the landing zone, and each sub-system adopts the latest state that has been verified by the flight; the Chang Si C rocket It is the first time to carry a relay user terminal system on the third sub-level. The relay satellite is used to complete the rocket’s active segment information transmission, so as to realize the reception of the rocket’s full range of telemetry signals. Compared with the previous telemetry data transmission method, the relay user terminal system is not affected by ground telemetry. The geographical location of the receiving station can greatly extend the signal transmission time of the rocket. Therefore, the rocket has the advantages of not being restricted by the ground telemetry receiving station and flexible design of the launch orbit; the satellite fairing adopts enhanced rainproof measures to cope with the rainy season conditions in Taiyuan, to ensure that the rocket is launched accurately within the scheduled window….
For the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, September 7 is an auspicious day…..On September 7, 1988, the Long March 4 carrier rocket made its first flight here, launching the experimental weather satellite “Fengyun 1″ (also the first meteorological satellite). The People’s Daily announced the next day that the launch site was marked as ” The name “Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center” was opened…… Also On September 7 last year, the Long March 4B carrier rocket successfully launched the Gaofen 11 02 satellite.
The two Gaofen 5 series Remote Earth Sciences Sensing Satellite also the Chang Zheng –Long March 4B were all developed by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. This launch is the 79th launch of the Long March 4B series carrier rocket and the 10th launch this year. It is the 142nd launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets developed by the Eighth Academy of Sciences and the 387th launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets.
The hyperspectral observation satellite launched this time can be used for inland water bodies, land surface ecological environment, altered minerals, crops, forest vegetation and other ground objects, as well as air pollution gases, greenhouse gases, PM2.5 and other environmental and meteorological targets. The global, long-term, quantitative and comprehensive observation of the elements effectively enhances my country’s comprehensive hyperspectral observation capabilities and increases the localization rate of hyperspectral observation data to more than 70%.
According to the plan, in less than 4 months, the Chang 4 series rockets will perform several launch missions. Zhang Baizheng, the chief designer of the overall structure of the Long Four C rocket, revealed that the number of launches of the Long Four series of rockets will still maintain this frequency next year.
[ Gaofen GF-5 02 full-spectrum spectral imager developed by 508] As one of the main payloads, the full-spectrum spectral imager is a visible-infrared integrated push-broom imaging space remote sensing camera developed by 508. The imager integrates three imaging channels of visible, short and medium wave, and long wave, which can simultaneously obtain remote sensing images in 12 spectrum bands of visible, near-infrared, short wave, medium wave, long wave, and very long wave. The long-wave infrared detector is a key component of the long-wave imaging channel. It is responsible for converting the received optical signal into an electrical signal, and generating the image we see through the signal processing circuit, the satellite data transmission system and the ground system data processing. The photosensitive surface size of the long-wave infrared detector is only 60mm*12mm. It is hard to imagine that there are nearly 20,000 tiny pixels in such a small chip. Through the optimization and improvement of the preparation process of the very long wave detector chip, the sensitivity of the long wave infrared detector has been increased by 3 times, the gray level of the image has been increased by 3.5 times, and the image quality has been significantly improved compared with the predecessors on the Gaofen-5 satellite .
As a typical representative of China’s visible-infrared common optical path push-broom imaging space optical remote sensor, the full-spectrum spectral imager is the load with the widest spectral range among high-resolution multi-spectral remote sensing cameras in China. In addition to the above advantages, it also has Many “artifacts”: it has 3 imaging channels and 12 spectrum bands, which can be imaged day and night; its long-wave infrared spectrum has the highest spatial resolution of 40 meters for international civil satellites; it passes high-sensitivity detectors and high-precision focal planes Temperature control, high-precision radiation calibration and other methods provide support data for quantitative applications of users, and can accurately and quantitatively obtain surface temperature, water surface temperature, temperature difference range, thermal pollution discharge outlet distribution, mineral information distribution, and vegetation coverage from the image. More detailed information such as the degree of drought and the degree of drought.
The Gaofen5 series Remote Sensing Earth Sciences Satellite manufacturer is CAST – China Academy of Space Technology also in collaboration with its associate agency with CHEOS- China High Resolution Earth Observation System in which is design Built on a CAST 2000 Design Heritage Earth Sciences, in which is design for Translating Gaofen is High Resolution, also known as CHEOS- China High Resolution Earth Observation System, in which provisions in the real time observational data analysis of with high resolution multi spectra equipment imaging system in analysis for assessing environmental disaster warning, emergency response also for the protection for ecological, also providing support for infrastructure construction, transportation for various purpose of the Belt And Road initiative … one of many specifications of the Gaofen 10 Earth Sciences satellite is The high-resolution satellite is a large-scale remote sensing satellite system for the national science and technology major special arrangement of the microwave remote sensing satellite, the ground pixel resolution is up to sub-meter …
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At 1901 Hours Morning Hong Kong Beijing Time on a very clear 4th August 2021 Wednesday 2021, China- People’s Republic of China- CNSA –China National Space Administration Successfully launched the Long March 6 Chang Zheng 6 carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center Shanxi Province China successfully launched Long March – Chang Zheng 6 carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully integrate the Zhongzi satellite constellation 02 group The satellite was sent into a predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. This mission is the 382rd flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets
Launching the Long March – Chang Zheng6 Carrier Rocket vehicle carried out the third launch mission this year and successfully tested two multimedia betas at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. The satellite was sent into a predetermined orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success.
This is the second space launch carried out by the Eighth Academy in seven days after the successful launch of Chang Zheng Carrier Rocket on July 29. The two satellites were developed by Shanghai Microsatellite Engineering Center and the user is Shanghai Yuanxin Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. This launch is the 382nd launch of the Long March series of carrier rockets, the 140th flight test of the Long March series of carrier rockets developed by the Eighth Academy of Sciences, and the seventh launch of the Long March 6 carrier rocket….
The newly-built launch tower of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center has been completed, and the improved Long March 6 rocket is expected to complete its first flight this year. The improved Long March 6 rocket adopts a two-and-a-half-stage configuration. The liquid core stage is bundled with four solid boosters. The liquid engine equipped with the core stage will also be increased to two, all of which are YF100 liquid oxygen kerosene engines.
This mission is the third orbit (900km×89º) mission performed by the model after the typical SSO and LEO missions of the previous six missions, which further expands the mission adaptability of the Long March 6 launch vehicle. On the basis of the general technical status, in order to improve task adaptability, the dual-satellite parallel layout and simultaneous separation scheme was adopted, and several technical status changes were completed to further optimize and standardize the working process of the launch site, and the pre-launch process time was further compressed.
China used the Long March 6 carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully deploy the multimedia beta The experimental A/B satellite was sent to the reserved orbit, and the launch mission was a complete success. This mission is the 382nd flight of the Long March series of carrier rockets….
Beijing Tianlian Measurement and Control Technology Co., Ltd. (Tianlian Measurement and Control) uses multiple foreign satellite ground stations to provide Beta Double Star with measurement and control support for the orbit section, and undertake satellite in-orbit testing, load testing, and long-term operation and maintenance support services. So far, the Tianlian long-term monitoring and control tube has operated 51 satellites in orbit.
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