China's Space Program News Thread

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46th orbital launch. Liftoff at 23:41 UTC, Kuaizhou-1A successfully launched Shiyan-11.

Some images...

 

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Then and now. Taikonaut Wang Yaping onboard Tiangong-I in 2013 (top panel) and onboard the current Chinese space station (bottom panel).

 

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High-resolution images of the space station interior.

 

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This could be a flashlight (seen resting on the 'ceiling' in previous images):

 

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CASIC said its liquid rocket ramjet engine of Tengyun has already made the test flight in The 7th China(International) Commercial Aerospace Forum

 

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Kuaizhou-1A launches Shiyan-11

 

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46th orbital launch. Liftoff at 23:41 UTC, Kuaizhou-1A successfully launched Shiyan-11.

An experimental radar sat

 

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An experimental radar sat

A bit more on said sat:

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1463956184256417806

 

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Some presentation slides from the China Commercial Aerospace Forum.

This slide once again confirms that a medium-to-large solid rocket of the KZ series is being developed:

CASIC confirms that China's first real-time remote sensing satellite constellation will commence construction. The constellation will have hundreds of LEO satellites covering the planet. Once finished, the constellation can obtain remote sensing data on any part of the globe within a few minutes, instead of hours or days.