China's Space Program News Thread

[iantsai]

High-resolution images of the Shiyan-13 launch.

I love this lions statue!

 

[anzha]

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[by78]

The first six 5G broadband internet satellites from Galaxy Aerospace have been transported to launch site. They will be launched by a CZ-2C rocket in the first quarter of 2022. A constellation of these are envisioned to provide global 5G internet coverage.

 

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[iantsai]

【蓝箭朱雀二号现身酒泉】法国Pleiades-1B 0.5m光学卫星于北京时间1月15日12:26:24所摄的酒泉卫星发射中心蓝箭商业发射场区影像上，出现了@LANDSPACE蓝箭航天 朱雀二号火箭（疑似为模型）！（图源：Harry Stranger）

A Zhuque-2 rocket (maybe a full size model) by China civilian aerospace enterprise LandsSpace Technology Corporation was witnessed transfered to Jiuquan Satellites Launching Center by French optical survey satellite Pleiades-1B.

Zhuque series rockets were designed three-stage with two solid fuel stages and a methane-LOX engine powered third stage.

Zhuque-1 the first rocket of the company was launched in 2018 but failed to orbit due to a stage-3 fault.

LandSpace was unofficlally expecting a new launch at about the second or third season this year.

 

[Temstar]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1483646171037900802

That's a really cool looking sat I must say

 

[anzha]

A near miss...

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CZ-8 Yao-2 arrived Wenchang, to be launched between end of Fab and beginning of Mars.

 

[by78]

Congratulations! Wang Yaping has become the first female Chinese taikonaut to spend more than 100 days in space.

Taikonaut Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚) has also reached 100 days in space.