Sorry! Should have been December 29, 2022 (~04:45 UTC), merely in 4 hours!
Also TJS-7 has been re-located to 99.5°W, right above CONUS!
China Ballistic Missiles and Nuclear Arms Thread
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Also TJS-7 has been re-located to 99.5°W, right above CONUS!
Hello Texas, yee haw!
How can you tell if a satellite relocates? I cannot see historical longitude logs.
TJS-7 used to be above Indonesia shortly after launch, dunno when it was moved to over CONUS. It make much more sense to cover missile launch, someone should update this chart as I believe Chinese GEO EW rconstellation roughly covers the entire globe.
Solid engine monthly and annual propellant loading volume set another historical record, major model flight test tasks all successful
The manufacturing of large composite shells and nozzles, the manufacturing of metal shells for large engines, the single monthly and total annual propellant loading volume of solid engines, and the ground test of solid engines have all set new records. We have successfully completed the development, batch production and delivery of more than 100 types of strategic and tactical, aerospace and commercial space engines for major equipment projects (note: military purpose), manned space projects, space station construction projects, etc. All major type flight test missions have been successfully completed.
Beijing Solid Power Technology Joint Innovation Center was inaugurated, and a number of key technologies, applied basic research and frontier technology exploration have made significant breakthroughs
A number of key technologies have been demonstrated with outstanding achievements, significant progress has been made in basic research and frontier technology exploration, major project demonstration and project establishment, bidding work is progressing smoothly, and the funding for new innovation projects exceeds 3 billion yuan.
On December 9, the active ejection simulated altitude test of a new engine was successfully completed, which marked the completion of a series of ground tests for a new generation of solid engine, marking the completion of the new fiber casing, new high energy propellant, new high impulse ratio nozzle, low density adiabatic materials, low ablative throat lining materials and other core technologies have made significant breakthroughs, and the comprehensive performance level of the engine has been significantly improved.
Tl;dr All ground tests of new generation of solid engines have been completed. Some of new-gen solid missiles/rockets may have been tested this year, no further detail is provided.
New engine for DF-5C get an official update with very specific details!
YF-581:
100t class staged hypergolic engine, thrust improves by 60% and specific impulse by 14%
Compared with commonly-used YF-20B here:
Unsurprisingly, it confirmed the rumors I heard and my own calculation back then, it is basically a slightly-better version of RD-273.
YF-581:
100t class staged hypergolic engine, thrust improves by 60% and specific impulse by 14%
Compared with commonly-used YF-20B here:
| YF-20B | YF-581 | RD-273 | |
| Thrust (Sea Level) | 731.5 kN | 1,170.4 kN | 1,130 kN |
| Specific Impulse (Sea Level) | 259s | 295.3s | 296s |
Unsurprisingly, it confirmed the rumors I heard and my own calculation back then, it is basically a slightly-better version of RD-273.
Not surprising. Even North Korea has managed to duplicate this engine. I doubt China did not get the relevant technology when Ukraine was selling it to everyone after the Soviet collapse. We know the initial staged combustion LOX/Kerosene Chinese engines were based on Ukrainian engine designs. They were also in contact with their industry. Ukraine was where R-36 rockets were made. Even if the engines were designed in Russia the fact is they were built there. This is a major boost in performance for the large liquid rockets.
Russia's latest engine for the Sarmat supposedly has higher performance. Probably a higher thrust level and Isp. The Russians claim lower time to ascent and longer range. But the numbers still seem to be classified.
If China additionally uses new materials and design techniques for the rocket itself, the mass fraction might be reduced quite a lot, and rocket performance in terms of throw weight and range might go way up. For example they can use composite tanks made of carbon fiber to store the fuel or use lightweight aluminium-lithium construction.
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The ground track of satellites SY-10 (black) and SY-10-02 (red). The 1st would be in an orbit of Molniya. Officially the 2 satellites are used for "surveillance of the space environment",
but unofficially they could be used for: -
SIGINT
Early warning (ballistic)
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They are called because they produce more nuclear fuel than they consume. According to Chinese authorities, the ones on Changbiao are civilian power reactors, designed to generate 600 megawatts of electricity each, which amounts to a little more than 1 percent of the . But each reactor could also yield up to 200 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium each year, enough to make One hundred 450 KT nuclear warheads—which is making nuclear-arms-control experts in Western countries nervous.
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They are called because they produce more nuclear fuel than they consume. According to Chinese authorities, the ones on Changbiao are civilian power reactors, designed to generate 600 megawatts of electricity each, which amounts to a little more than 1 percent of the . But each reactor could also yield up to 200 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium each year, enough to make One hundred 450 KT nuclear warheads—which is making nuclear-arms-control experts in Western countries nervous.
So what?
As long as China does not have equal number of nuclear warheads to the combined West, then they should just suck it up and acknowledge China has every right to have the similar scale of nuclear firepower as the West.
今日的列强依旧是百年前无耻霸道的列强，但现今的中国可绝非是百年前的大清。
Therefore, the West have two choices。 Either they voluntarily reduce their nuclear stockpile to be on the same level as China's; or they should accept China's effort in expanding her nuclear stockpile to be on the same level as them.
Furthermore, if they still don't understand, just ask them - Which country sat directly face-to-face with the US in Anchorage two years ago?
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