China's Space Program Thread II

by78

General
Tianbing will use the HOS-1 launch platform to conduct full system hot test runs of both the 1st and 2nd stage of the Tianlong-3 launch vehicle. The 2nd stage test will be carried out first, with the stage having been loaded onto the platform today.

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A test rocket has been spotted on the HOS-1 launch platform. This is likely for the full-system test run of the 1st and 2nd stage of the Tianlong-3 launch vehicle.

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escobar

Brigadier

supercat

Colonel
SCMP quoting a former US Space Command official:

China pulled off high-orbit refuelling and may beat US to moon, ex-space officials say​

Chinese satellites conducted ‘largest single manoeuvre’ ever seen in geosynchronous orbit, former Space Command official tells senators

China appears to have pulled off not only the first satellite-to-satellite refueling in geosynchronous orbit, but also the “largest single manoeuvre” ever seen in that orbit, according to a former US Space Command official.
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