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 2020 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……in which is now in operation……
On the 22nd March 2023 1709 hours Hong Kong SAR – Beijing Time morning中國製造 Expace Technology Corporation- a CASIC -China aerospace science and industry corporation Have successfully launched the Kuaizhou 1A solid carrier rocket successfully sent the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation 03, 04, 05, and 06 satellite into the predetermined orbit in the way of “four stars with one Carrier Rocket”, and the launch mission was a complete success. , launching from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Inner Mongolia China, People’s Republic of China and the launch mission was successfully completed success…
With One Carrier Rocket Deploying the four satellites ! The Kuaizhou-1A rocket successfully launched the Tianmu meteorological constellation 03~06 satellites… At 17:09 on March 22, the Kuaizhou-1A solid carrier rocket named “Kuaizhou·Philips Hive” was launched at Jiuquan Satellite The center was ignited and launched into the sky, and sent the Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation 03, 04, 05, and 06 stars into the predetermined orbit in the way of “four stars with one arrow”, and the launch mission was a complete success.
Tianmu-1 meteorological constellation 03 (Chongqing Jinfeng Laboratory), 04 (Chongqing Jinfeng Software Park), 05 (Chongqing Jinfeng Biomedical Park), 06 (Chongqing Jinfeng City Center) are The remote sensing detection satellite developed by the system company affiliated to China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation is mainly used to obtain information on global atmospheric environmental elements. After completion, it can realize three-dimensional and integrated detection of the global all-weather ocean, atmosphere, and ionosphere.
The Kuaizhou-1A rocket that carried out this launch mission is a small solid launch vehicle launched by Aerospace Science and Industry Rocket Technology Co., Ltd. under the Aerospace Sanjiang subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. It mainly provides launch for 300 kg low-orbit small satellites It has the characteristics of high flight reliability, high orbital accuracy, short preparation period, less support requirements, and low launch cost.
This mission is the first launch mission of Kuaizhou-1A solid carrier rocket in 2023, and it is also the 19th launch of this type of rocket. The complete success of this mission opened the curtain for the normal launch of the Kuaizhou series of rockets in 2023.
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國家航天局CNSA –China National Space AdministrationChina, People’s Republic of China plans to launch the Einstein probe at the end of this year China plans to launch a new X-ray astronomical satellite, the Einstein probe, at the end of 2023. It is expected to capture the first ray of light from a supernova explosion and help search and precise positioning the source of gravitational waves, discovering more distant, fainter celestial objects and fleeting mysterious phenomena in the universe. The satellite project has entered the final stage of positive development.
The X-ray Imaging Laboratory of the National Astronomical Observatory of theChinese Academy of Scienceshas been developing lobster eye X-ray imaging technology since 2010. After years of key technology research, it finally made a breakthrough, fully mastered the technology, and has completely independent intellectual property rights. The team carried out the test and verification of this technology on the space new technology test satellite launched in July 2022, and obtained and publicly released the wide-field X-ray focused imaging sky map for the first time in the world.
Yuan Weimin, the chief scientist of the Einstein Probe Satellite and a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduced at the recently held 35th National Space Exploration Symposium that the satellite project has entered the final development stage.
Inspired by the peculiar focusing imaging principle of lobster eyes, scientists have designed a special new type of X-ray telescope, which has a large observation field of view and higher detection sensitivity.
“That is to say, this kind of telescope can see the darker and farther universe while seeing a wide range. It is thanks to the lobster eye telescope technology that the Einstein Probe satellite can see the currently known universe.” There are very few soft X-ray bands for large-field, high-sensitivity, and fast time-domain survey monitoring.” Yuan Weimin said.
The X-ray Imaging Laboratory of the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been developing lobster eye X-ray imaging technology since 2010. After years of key technology research, it finally made a breakthrough, fully mastered the technology, and has completely independent intellectual property rights. The team carried out the test and verification of this technology on the space new technology test satellite launched in July 2022, and obtained and publicly released the wide-field X-ray focused imaging sky map for the first time in the world
酒泉衛星發射中心On 26th January 2022 Wednesday 0744Hong Kong SAR – Beijing Time , CNSA –China National Space AdministrationJiuquan Satellite Launch Center – Inner Mongolia – China – People’s Republic of China successfully Launched the International Iconic Chang Zheng 4C – Long March 4C successfully deploying the second launch of China’s aerospace industry this year, the largest SAR satellite in orbit in China- People’s Republic of China was successfully launched….. At 7:44 morning on January 26, 2022, the Chang Zheng4C Long March 4C- Yao 29 Carrier Rocket was ignited at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and successfully launched The Land Exploration-1 01 group A satellite was sent into the predetermined orbit. The satellites and rockets launched this time were all developed by the Eighth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. #L-SAR01 group A satellite successfully launched
The Land Exploration No. 1 01 Group A satellite developed by the Eighth Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. was successfully launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
The Land Exploration-1 satellite was approved by the National Space Administration. It is the first satellite model launched during the “13th Five-Year Plan” period of the “National Civil Space Infrastructure Medium and Long-term Development Plan”. It consists of two identical L-band synthetic apertures A and B. It is composed of radar (SAR) satellites. After in orbit, it will achieve repeated orbit differential interferometric deformation measurement and interferometric topographic mapping in follow-flight and orbital modes respectively. As the first satellite of the 01 group of Land Exploration 1, the A star of the 01 group of Land Exploration 1 will work in the follow-flying formation mode with the subsequently launched B satellite for a long time, and jointly build the world’s first L-plane for surface deformation interferometry applications. Band double star constellation. In addition to the long-term flying formation configuration, the double star will also conduct collaborative observation in close-range flying formations to achieve large-scale topographic surveys and improve the ability to obtain under-forest topography. Important support for high-precision terrain data update.
The weight of the 01-group A satellite of Land Exploration-1 is about 3.2 tons, and the total area of the SAR antenna exceeds 33 square meters. It is currently the largest SAR satellite in orbit in China. The satellite operates in a quasi-sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 607 kilometers, and is equipped with an advanced L-band multi-polarization and multi-channel SAR payload. It has all-day, all-weather, and multi-mode Earth observation capabilities.
The launch of the 01 group A satellite of Land Exploration No. 1 will realize the independent and controllable differential interferometric SAR data in my country, significantly reduce the dependence on foreign SAR data for geological, seismic, emergency and other industrial applications, and contribute to the realization of global goals such as sustainable development. Provide strong technical support for space observation…
The satellite of Land Exploration-1 will operate in a network with the subsequently launched Chang Zheng-Long March 4C satellite, which can be used in the fields of geology, land, earthquake, disaster mitigation, surveying and mapping, and forestry, providing support for my country’s autonomous satellite detection and prevention of geological disasters. Maintain national resources and ecological security. According to Wei Chun, deputy chief designer and executive chief engineer of the 01 group of Land Exploration No. 1, the double satellite has filled the gap of China’s L-band land exploration satellite. The L-band signal has the characteristics of long wavelength and good penetration. During observation, the L-band signal can pass through a 20-meter-high tree, and accurately measure the height of the ground, instead of only measuring the height of the forest……
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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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 AdministrationJiuquan 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….
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