China's Space Program News Thread

[AF-1]

There is unconfirmed news (not to say rumors) of another launch of spaceplane tomorrow.

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It's been almost 2 years since last launch, lot of time for modifications, upgrades... Maybe this time it will have longer deployment and maybe we get more pics/details about it.

 

[Reclaimer]

Wentian robotic arm completes in-orbit tests

 

[sunnymaxi]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1554716607682752512

 

[iantsai]

2022年8月4日11时08分，我国在太原卫星发射中心使用长征四号乙遥四十运载火箭，成功将陆地生态系统碳监测卫星以及搭载的交通四号卫星和闵行少年星顺利送入预定轨道，发射任务获得圆满成功。陆地生态系统碳监测卫星主要用于陆地生态系统碳监测、陆地生态和资源调查监测、国家重大生态工程监测评价，并为环保、测绘、气象、农业、减灾等领域提供业务支撑和研究服务。

此次任务是长征系列运载火箭第430次飞行。

China launched a Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite and two small satellites, the Jiaotong-4 Satellite and Minhang Juvenile Experiment Satellite, by a CZ-4B rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:08 UTC+8, August 4th, 2022.

The Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite is mainly used for terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring, terrestrial ecology and resource investigation, monitoring and evaluation of major national ecological projects, and also provides business support and research services for environmental protection, surveying and mapping, weather, agriculture, disaster reduction and other purposes.

This is the 430th CZ series rocket launch mission.

 

[huemens]

China hails its carrier rocket family’s 100th consecutive successful launch as US space debris falls on Australian farmland

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SpaceX debris land in Australia​

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[Suetham]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1555168856804573184

 

[by78]

China launched a Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite and two small satellites, the Jiaotong-4 Satellite and Minhang Juvenile Experiment Satellite, by a CZ-4B rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:08 UTC+8, August 4th, 2022.

The Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Monitoring Satellite is mainly used for terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring, terrestrial ecology and resource investigation, monitoring and evaluation of major national ecological projects, and also provides business support and research services for environmental protection, surveying and mapping, weather, agriculture, disaster reduction and other purposes.

This is the 430th CZ series rocket launch mission.

High-resolution images of the launch.

 

[by78]

Some newly released images of Earth taken from the Chinese space station.

 

[by78]

 

[sunnymaxi]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1555272542046371840