China's Space Program News Thread

[by78]

 

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China launched a CZ-2C rocket and successfully orbited two Siwei 01/02 commercial landscape remote sensing satellites at 12:11 UTC+8, April 29, 2022 from Jiuquan Satellites Launch Center.

This is the 417th CZ series rockets launch mission.
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The Spacecraft control services in orbit are provided on a commercial basis by the Beijing Yuxing Space Science and Technology Company.
According to its co-founder Dong Wei, the company activated 18 ground facilities to ensure the launch. Since the separation point of the spacecraft was over the Andaman Sea, two mobile stations of the company were deployed in Yunnan province, and two more - in Malaysia and Singapore.

 

[by78]

The first image from the Siwei satellites launched three days ago.

 

[by78]

That was quick. Jilin-1 observation satellite was just launched yesterday, but it has already returned some nice images.

 

[Volpler11]

Interesting, apparently the latest Jilin satellite was launched into a sun-synchronous orbit. The satellite is launched with a slight retrograde which prefers high latitude, explains why the launch was done at the yellow sea.

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[Volpler11]

Interesting, apparently the latest Jilin satellite was launched into a sun-synchronous orbit. The satellite is launched with a slight retrograde which prefers high latitude, explains why the launch was done at the yellow sea.

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Another note:

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is reporting the launch area is in the southern area of the Yellow Sea.

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is reporting the launch occurred at East China Sea

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is just reporting the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea.

Official news from

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says the Southern Yellow Sea.

 

[iantsai]

Another note:

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is reporting the launch area is in the southern area of the Yellow Sea.

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is reporting the launch occurred at East China Sea

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is just reporting the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea.

Official news from

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says the Southern Yellow Sea.

There is no clear border between the Yellow sea and the East China Sea.

 

[Volpler11]

There is no clear border between the Yellow sea and the East China Sea.

This is OT, but according to

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The

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defines the limits of the "Eastern China Sea (Tung Hai)" as follows:

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:
On the South.The Northern limit of the

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[From

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the North point of

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to

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(Turnabout Island) on to the South point of

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(25°25' N) and thence Westward on the parallel of 25°24' North to the coast of

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], thence from

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the Northeastern point of Formosa to the West point of

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and thence to

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(24°03′ N, 123°47′ E).
On the North.From Nomo Saki (32°35' N) in Kyusyu to the South point of

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(

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) and on through this island to Ose Saki (Cape Goto) and to Hunan Kan, the South point of

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(Quelpart), through this island to its Western extreme and thence along the parallel of 33°17' North to the mainland.

By calling the launch site in the East China Sea makes it seems it was launched further south than it was.

 

[taxiya]

This is OT, but according to

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By calling the launch site in the East China Sea makes it seems it was launched further south than it was.

That is why you should only rely on the official source, in this case CASC. The China daily article is accurate because it quoted CASC. The other news outlets are making the report on their own without quoting or confirming with CASC.

 

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LANDSPACE today released some photos of the Zhuque-2 rocket