China's Space Program News Thread
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In a national astronaut training base in Beijing, a robot with two mechanic arms and various cameras performed a simulated satellite refueling process.
"The two mechanic arms like human hands can connect with a satellite through a gripper on its left hand and refuel the satellite through a fuel nozzle installed on its right hand," said Zhu Zhibin, a robot specialist and developer at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Zhu said that the robotic refueling can effectively revive satellites which have gone silent due to fuel exhaustion. But the process is much more complicated in the weightlessness in the outer space.
"First of all, it has to be highly accurate. Current docking of spacecraft is connection of cooperative operation as the targeted spacecraft, such as the orbiting space lab Tiangong, is controllable. But the status control is not available for a silent satellite without fuel. So this kind of docking is more difficult than the one between Tiangong and spacecraft Shenzhou," said Zhu.
According to Zhu, the robot is also designed for other tasks besides refueling satellites.
"It can automatically change tools, like a Swiss Army knife. For example, a screwdriver is available when it needs to turn screws and a scissor is available when the robot needs to cut something. It is multi-functional due to the automatic tool changing," Zhu said.
"The two mechanic arms like human hands can connect with a satellite through a gripper on its left hand and refuel the satellite through a fuel nozzle installed on its right hand," said Zhu Zhibin, a robot specialist and developer at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Zhu said that the robotic refueling can effectively revive satellites which have gone silent due to fuel exhaustion. But the process is much more complicated in the weightlessness in the outer space.
"First of all, it has to be highly accurate. Current docking of spacecraft is connection of cooperative operation as the targeted spacecraft, such as the orbiting space lab Tiangong, is controllable. But the status control is not available for a silent satellite without fuel. So this kind of docking is more difficult than the one between Tiangong and spacecraft Shenzhou," said Zhu.
According to Zhu, the robot is also designed for other tasks besides refueling satellites.
"It can automatically change tools, like a Swiss Army knife. For example, a screwdriver is available when it needs to turn screws and a scissor is available when the robot needs to cut something. It is multi-functional due to the automatic tool changing," Zhu said.
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"Yaogan-27" is actually misleading, China has launched 37 Yaogan Sats. The naming is a bit odd as China 5x launched 3 Yaogan Sats at the same time ( Yaogan-9A,B,C and Yaogan-16A,B,C and Yaogan -17A,B,C and Yaogan-20A,B,C and Yaogan-25A,B,C )
We should read it as missions, not satellites.
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