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After the GPS competition, now the communication & observation sat constellation competition
China's Space Program Thread II
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The Hongtu-1 (宏图一号) constellation is scheduled to be launched around March of 2023. It's China's first commercial distributed interferometric X-band SAR observation constellation, with a spatial resolution of 0.5 m to 5m and capable of high-precision terrain mapping, high-resolution wide-format imaging, millimeter-level high-precision deformation monitoring, and three-dimensional imaging. Hongtu-1 constellation will be tasked to carry out topographic mapping of the world.
A 4-satellite config, at least for a 1st phase as depicted, may hopefully have a chance to be realistically implemented on schedule, because we're still waiting on that 36-satellite hyperspectral/SAR constellation to be put into service, the first batch of which should've been launched by now -The Hongtu-1 (宏图一号) constellation is scheduled to be launched around March of 2023. It's China's first commercial distributed interferometric X-band SAR observation constellation, with a spatial resolution of 0.5 m to 5m and capable of high-precision terrain mapping, high-resolution wide-format imaging, millimeter-level high-precision deformation monitoring, and three-dimensional imaging. Hongtu-1 constellation will be tasked to carry out topographic mapping of the world.
Saudi Arabia will officially join the first batch of 17 countries aboard the CMSA's Chinese space station Tiangong
The voyage is staffed by researchers and astronauts and will cover a wide range of research.
The Tiangong Space Station 天宫空间站 is a space station that orbits in low Earth orbit.
The voyage is staffed by researchers and astronauts and will cover a wide range of research.
The Tiangong Space Station 天宫空间站 is a space station that orbits in low Earth orbit.
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On October 7, a Long March 11 carrier rocket successfully lofted two satellites into predetermined orbit. The launch took place at sea, approximately three kilometers from the coast. The two satellites are Beidou Low Orbit Navigation Augmentation test satellites (S5 and S6). This launch is the 441st launch of the Long March series of launch vehicles.
Geoplitics aside, who gets to live and do research in spacestation should be determined on merit and quality of research performed.
This looks like it could be quickly ‘re-loaded’.On October 7, a Long March 11 carrier rocket successfully lofted two satellites into predetermined orbit. The launch took place at sea, approximately three kilometers from the coast. The two satellites are Beidou Low Orbit Navigation Augmentation test satellites (S5 and S6). This launch is the 441st launch of the Long March series of launch vehicles.