China's Space Program News Thread
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Re: Chinese Satellites
01 - April 9 (2047:04.570UTC) - CZ-3A (Y19) - XSLC, LC3 - BeiDou-2 'Compass-I3'
02 - June 20 (1613:04.358UTC) - CZ-3B/E (Y20) - XSLC, LC2 - ZX-10 ZhongXing-10 (Chinasat-10)
03 - July 6 (0428:03.993UTC)- CZ-2C (Y25) - JSLC, 603 - SJ-11 Shi Jian 11-03
04 - July 11 (1541:03.700UTC) - CZ-3C (Y8) - XSLC, LC2 - TL-1B Tian Lian-1B
05 - July 26 (2144:28.206UTC) - CZ-3A (Y17) - XSLC, LC3 - BeiDou-2 'Compass-I4'
06 - July 29 (0742:03.570UTC) - CZ-2C (Y24) - JSLC, 603 - SJ-11 Shi Jian 11-02
07 - August 11 (1615:04.434UTC) - CZ-3B/E (Y19) - XSLC, LC2 - PakSat-1R
08 - August 15 (2257:19.319UTC) - CZ-4B (Y14) - TSLC, LC2 - HY-2A Hai Yang-2A
FF - August 18 (0928:03.744UTC) - CZ-2C - JSLC, 603 - SJ-11 Shi Jian 11-04
09 - September 18 (1633:04.621UTC) - CZ-3B (Y16) - XSLC, LC2 - ZX-1A ZhongXing-1A
10 - September 29 (1316:03.507UTC) - CZ-2F (T1) - JSLC, 921 - TG-1 TianGong-1
11 - October 07 (0821:04.348UTC) - CZ-3B/E (Y18) - XSLC, LC2 - Eutelsat-W3C
12 - October 31 (2158:10.430UTC) - CZ-2F (Y8) - JSLC, 921 - SZ-8 Shenzhou-8
## - November 8 (2016:02.871UTC) - Zenit-2FG (SLB41.1) - Bayk, LC45 PU-1 - YH-1 Ying Huo-1*
13 - November 9 (0321:05.279UTC) - CZ-4B (Y21) - TSLC, LC9 - YG-12 YaoGan Weixing-12; TX-1 Tian Xun-1
14 - November 20 (0015:04.609UTC) - CZ-2D (Y19) - JSLC, 603 - SY-4 ShiYan Weixing-4; Chuang Xin-3
15 - November 29 (1850:04.467UTC) - CZ-2C - TSLC, LC9 - YG-13 YaoGan Weixing-13
16 - December 1 (2107:04.189UTC) - CZ-3A (Y23) - XSLC, LC3 - Compass-I5
17 - December 19 (1641:03.663UTC) - CZ-3B/E (Y21) - XSLC, LC2 - NigComSat-1R
18 - December 22 (0326:14.025UTC) - CZ-4B (Y15) - TSLC, LC9 - ZY-1 Zi Yuan-1 (2C)
*Launch of Chinese Mars probe YH-1 YingHuo-1 took place together with the Fobos-Grunt Russian Mars probe.
01 - April 9 (2047:04.570UTC) - CZ-3A (Y19) - XSLC, LC3 - BeiDou-2 'Compass-I3'
02 - June 20 (1613:04.358UTC) - CZ-3B/E (Y20) - XSLC, LC2 - ZX-10 ZhongXing-10 (Chinasat-10)
03 - July 6 (0428:03.993UTC)- CZ-2C (Y25) - JSLC, 603 - SJ-11 Shi Jian 11-03
04 - July 11 (1541:03.700UTC) - CZ-3C (Y8) - XSLC, LC2 - TL-1B Tian Lian-1B
05 - July 26 (2144:28.206UTC) - CZ-3A (Y17) - XSLC, LC3 - BeiDou-2 'Compass-I4'
06 - July 29 (0742:03.570UTC) - CZ-2C (Y24) - JSLC, 603 - SJ-11 Shi Jian 11-02
07 - August 11 (1615:04.434UTC) - CZ-3B/E (Y19) - XSLC, LC2 - PakSat-1R
08 - August 15 (2257:19.319UTC) - CZ-4B (Y14) - TSLC, LC2 - HY-2A Hai Yang-2A
FF - August 18 (0928:03.744UTC) - CZ-2C - JSLC, 603 - SJ-11 Shi Jian 11-04
09 - September 18 (1633:04.621UTC) - CZ-3B (Y16) - XSLC, LC2 - ZX-1A ZhongXing-1A
10 - September 29 (1316:03.507UTC) - CZ-2F (T1) - JSLC, 921 - TG-1 TianGong-1
11 - October 07 (0821:04.348UTC) - CZ-3B/E (Y18) - XSLC, LC2 - Eutelsat-W3C
12 - October 31 (2158:10.430UTC) - CZ-2F (Y8) - JSLC, 921 - SZ-8 Shenzhou-8
## - November 8 (2016:02.871UTC) - Zenit-2FG (SLB41.1) - Bayk, LC45 PU-1 - YH-1 Ying Huo-1*
13 - November 9 (0321:05.279UTC) - CZ-4B (Y21) - TSLC, LC9 - YG-12 YaoGan Weixing-12; TX-1 Tian Xun-1
14 - November 20 (0015:04.609UTC) - CZ-2D (Y19) - JSLC, 603 - SY-4 ShiYan Weixing-4; Chuang Xin-3
15 - November 29 (1850:04.467UTC) - CZ-2C - TSLC, LC9 - YG-13 YaoGan Weixing-13
16 - December 1 (2107:04.189UTC) - CZ-3A (Y23) - XSLC, LC3 - Compass-I5
17 - December 19 (1641:03.663UTC) - CZ-3B/E (Y21) - XSLC, LC2 - NigComSat-1R
18 - December 22 (0326:14.025UTC) - CZ-4B (Y15) - TSLC, LC9 - ZY-1 Zi Yuan-1 (2C)
*Launch of Chinese Mars probe YH-1 YingHuo-1 took place together with the Fobos-Grunt Russian Mars probe.
antiterror13
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Re: another launch failure in Russia, the 6th, or 7th failure in 2011
Here is the news of the launch failure.
Russian satellite fails to reach planned orbit, crashes in Siberia
English.news.cn 2011-12-23 21:23:55
MOSCOW, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The newly-launched Russian communications satellite "Meridian" failed to reach its planned orbit and crashed in the Siberia region on Friday, according to the Russian Aerospace Forces.
The Meridian dual-purpose satellite was launched by a Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket at 16:08 Moscow time (1208 GMT) from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia on Friday.
Spokesman of the Forces Col. Alexei Zolotukhin told reporters that a malfunction occurred at the third stage of the rocket some 7 minutes after the launch.
"An accident occurred at the 421st second of the Meridian satellite launch from the Plesetsk space center in the off-normal work of the propulsion unit of the third stage of the launch vehicle," Zolotukhin said.
"The satellite failed to reach a low orbit," he said, adding that an investigation into the accident has started.
After the crash, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin promised to probe into the accident and hinted to replace several heads of space plants.
"The space sector is suffering a crisis. We must resolve this situation and give way to the youth....Perhaps it's time for reshuffle," Popovkin said.
The official also slashed Russia's weak engine building industry, saying the cause of the Meridian crash "is the engine problem."
Russia's Interfax news agency quoted a source in the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that the Meridian satellite had already fallen to the ground near Russia's Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
"According to preliminary information, there are no casualties or destruction," the source said, adding that search operations have been underway.
The Meridian-series communications satellites are designed to provide communications between vessels, airplanes and coastal stations on the ground.
The Soyuz-2.1b is an upgraded version of Russia's Soyuz rocket, which has been a workhorse of Russia's manned and unmanned space programs since the 1960s.
Since the beginning of the year, Russia has suffered a string of failures in space industry.
On February 1, Russia's Rokot carrier rocket failed to send a military satellite to the designed orbit.
On August 18, a Proton-M rocket carrying an high-power Express- AM4 communications satellite failed to reach the planned orbit. Only one week later, a Progress M-12M cargo ship also failed to reach the International Space Station due to a rocket malfunction.
Russia's Phobos-Grunt mission to Mars that carries China's micro-satellite Yinghuo-1 was launched on Nov. 9 but also failed to reach the intended orbit.
Editor: Mu Xuequan
Here is the news of the launch failure.
Russian satellite fails to reach planned orbit, crashes in Siberia
English.news.cn 2011-12-23 21:23:55
MOSCOW, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The newly-launched Russian communications satellite "Meridian" failed to reach its planned orbit and crashed in the Siberia region on Friday, according to the Russian Aerospace Forces.
The Meridian dual-purpose satellite was launched by a Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket at 16:08 Moscow time (1208 GMT) from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia on Friday.
Spokesman of the Forces Col. Alexei Zolotukhin told reporters that a malfunction occurred at the third stage of the rocket some 7 minutes after the launch.
"An accident occurred at the 421st second of the Meridian satellite launch from the Plesetsk space center in the off-normal work of the propulsion unit of the third stage of the launch vehicle," Zolotukhin said.
"The satellite failed to reach a low orbit," he said, adding that an investigation into the accident has started.
After the crash, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin promised to probe into the accident and hinted to replace several heads of space plants.
"The space sector is suffering a crisis. We must resolve this situation and give way to the youth....Perhaps it's time for reshuffle," Popovkin said.
The official also slashed Russia's weak engine building industry, saying the cause of the Meridian crash "is the engine problem."
Russia's Interfax news agency quoted a source in the Russian Defense Ministry as saying that the Meridian satellite had already fallen to the ground near Russia's Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
"According to preliminary information, there are no casualties or destruction," the source said, adding that search operations have been underway.
The Meridian-series communications satellites are designed to provide communications between vessels, airplanes and coastal stations on the ground.
The Soyuz-2.1b is an upgraded version of Russia's Soyuz rocket, which has been a workhorse of Russia's manned and unmanned space programs since the 1960s.
Since the beginning of the year, Russia has suffered a string of failures in space industry.
On February 1, Russia's Rokot carrier rocket failed to send a military satellite to the designed orbit.
On August 18, a Proton-M rocket carrying an high-power Express- AM4 communications satellite failed to reach the planned orbit. Only one week later, a Progress M-12M cargo ship also failed to reach the International Space Station due to a rocket malfunction.
Russia's Phobos-Grunt mission to Mars that carries China's micro-satellite Yinghuo-1 was launched on Nov. 9 but also failed to reach the intended orbit.
Editor: Mu Xuequan
Hendrik_2000
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Re: Chinese Satellites
China Beidou system went alive today. I guess they can now mass produce all those gps guided missile. I guess next year we will see the completion of Yaogan series. A mile stone also for ASBM
China's homegrown navigation satellite network starts providing services
English.news.cn 2011-12-27 10:17:55 [RSS] [Feedback] [Print] [Copy URL] [More]
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's homegrown Beidou Navigation Satellite System began providing initial positioning, navigation and timing operational services to China and its surrounding areas from Tuesday, a spokesman for the system said.
Six more satellites will be launched in 2012 to further improve the Beidou system and expand its service area to cover most parts of the Asia-Pacific region, spokesman Ran Chengqi, who is also director of the management office of the China Satellite Navigation System, told a press conference.
China began to build the Beidou system in 2000 with a goal of breaking its dependence on the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and creating its own global positioning system by 2020.
So far, China has launched 10 satellites for the Beidou system, with the tenth being lifted into orbit earlier this month.
The Beidou system is compatible and interoperable with the world's other major global navigation satellite systems, according to Ran.
Ran encouraged enterprises at home and abroad to join the research and development of application terminals compatible with Beidou, saying a beta version of the system's Interface Control Document (ICD) could be accessed online starting Tuesday.
China Beidou system went alive today. I guess they can now mass produce all those gps guided missile. I guess next year we will see the completion of Yaogan series. A mile stone also for ASBM
China's homegrown navigation satellite network starts providing services
English.news.cn 2011-12-27 10:17:55 [RSS] [Feedback] [Print] [Copy URL] [More]
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's homegrown Beidou Navigation Satellite System began providing initial positioning, navigation and timing operational services to China and its surrounding areas from Tuesday, a spokesman for the system said.
Six more satellites will be launched in 2012 to further improve the Beidou system and expand its service area to cover most parts of the Asia-Pacific region, spokesman Ran Chengqi, who is also director of the management office of the China Satellite Navigation System, told a press conference.
China began to build the Beidou system in 2000 with a goal of breaking its dependence on the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and creating its own global positioning system by 2020.
So far, China has launched 10 satellites for the Beidou system, with the tenth being lifted into orbit earlier this month.
The Beidou system is compatible and interoperable with the world's other major global navigation satellite systems, according to Ran.
Ran encouraged enterprises at home and abroad to join the research and development of application terminals compatible with Beidou, saying a beta version of the system's Interface Control Document (ICD) could be accessed online starting Tuesday.
Re: Chinese Satellites
Only for China and surrounding regions, but it's the first (or second, third) step. But in terms of military use, bombs and missiles can prolly start having compass guidance as the PLA's use of such weapons in the forseeable future will be in the east asia, western frontier regions relatively close to home.
Only for China and surrounding regions, but it's the first (or second, third) step. But in terms of military use, bombs and missiles can prolly start having compass guidance as the PLA's use of such weapons in the forseeable future will be in the east asia, western frontier regions relatively close to home.
antiterror13
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Re: Chinese Satellites
Yes, now it covers ALL China, Taiwan, Korea, India, All ASEAN countries (exclude Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar. Cover part of Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, etc
in 2012, 6 more satellites will be launched, it will cover most Asia Pacific
woww, the new super power is arriving sooner than I expected
China now can safely use tri frequencies for it's weapons system Beidou, Glonass and GPS. It is a quantum leap for PLA !
Yes, now it covers ALL China, Taiwan, Korea, India, All ASEAN countries (exclude Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar. Cover part of Pakistan, Japan, Malaysia, etc
in 2012, 6 more satellites will be launched, it will cover most Asia Pacific
woww, the new super power is arriving sooner than I expected
China now can safely use tri frequencies for it's weapons system Beidou, Glonass and GPS. It is a quantum leap for PLA !
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