China's Space Program News Thread
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antiterror13
Brigadier
Would you put all your eggs in one basket? China is extremely big country .... having one/s deep inside the country is much more secure during crisis
Quickie
Colonel
The inland launch sites could be used for launching polar orbits satellite.
plawolf
Lieutenant General
Weichang is too close to the coast to be trusted as China's only space launch centre.
Security asside, that part of China sees frequent Typhoons and tropical storms during the summer season, that could make launches impossible for weeks on end.
It will probably be the preferred launch site, especially for heavy load missions and/or geostationary orbit launches.
However, China will also keep JiuQuan operational, and may prefer that for military launches because of its more secluded location deep within China's hinterlands. There are good reasons why it was originally selected as the location for China's space launch centre.
Having two launch sites would also give China a much better peak launch capability in case it wants or needs to launch assets in quick succession and/or be able to pick and choose locations for time sensitive missions.
Security asside, that part of China sees frequent Typhoons and tropical storms during the summer season, that could make launches impossible for weeks on end.
It will probably be the preferred launch site, especially for heavy load missions and/or geostationary orbit launches.
However, China will also keep JiuQuan operational, and may prefer that for military launches because of its more secluded location deep within China's hinterlands. There are good reasons why it was originally selected as the location for China's space launch centre.
Having two launch sites would also give China a much better peak launch capability in case it wants or needs to launch assets in quick succession and/or be able to pick and choose locations for time sensitive missions.
escobar
Brigadier
It is an experimental satellite for communication technology and will be used to perform tests on the Ka frequency band in broadband communications.
JayBird
Junior Member
It's a next generation experimental satellite for communication technology for stalking carriers?
I read that China is tracking 18 or 19 large vessels around the world 24/7 now.
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escobar
Brigadier
likely done by the yaogan and SJ-11(sigint) sats constellation.
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