China's Space Program Thread II

[broadsword]

Why tow the rocket? Wouldn't using a

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be a better option?

Cost? All the pumping in and out of H2O takes energy.

 

[H2O]

Cost? All the pumping in and out of H2O takes energy.

I highly doubt the cost is that significant.

 

[stoa1984]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/950593485823979521

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▲ China launches SuperView-1 03/04, a pair of 0.5-meter high-resolution remote sensing satellites, for commercial use. · Jan 9, 2018

CZ-2D R/B
NORAD ID:	43101
Int'l Code:	2018-002C
Perigee:	154.2 km
Apogee:	176.1 km
Inclination:	97.4 °
Period:	87.6 minutes
Semi major axis:	6536 km
Launch date:	January 9, 2018
Source:	People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site:	Taiyuan Space Center, China (TSC)
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Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 43101U 18002C 23173.81098833 .29177215 25650-5 97365-3 0 9996 2 43101 97.3871 267.5603 0016759 274.3627 212.8719 16.42926881302499

CZ-2D R/B (ID 43101)	Reentry Prediction
Predicted Reentry Time	22 Jun 2023 22:47 UTC ± 3 hours
Orbit Epoch	22 Jun 2023 10:24:37.94 UTC
Prediction Ground Track	Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content! Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content! Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content! Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content! Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content! ▲ Reentry Prediction

Object Description
Reentry Type	Rocket Body
Int'l Designation	2018-002C
NORAD Number	43101
Launched Date	09 January 2018 @ 03:24 UTC
Launch Site	Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China
Mission	SuperView-1 03, SuperView-1 04

Last night people reported burning Chinese rocket over Polish sky, probably deorbiting.

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▲ Taken by Karol on June 22, 2023 @ Poland

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▲ A mysterious object breaks up in the Earth's atmosphere.June 23, 2023, 00:03

 

[by78]

Some nice high-resolution images of the FAST telescope.

 

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Satellite images of the ongoing expansion of Wenchang launch center (top image) and the ongoing construction of the Hanian Spaceport for Commercial Launches (bottom image).

 

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China has successfully completed a test of the parachute system for Tianwen-2's sample return capsule. Tianwen-2 mission will take samples of astroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa and drop them off via a return capsule, whose atmosphere re-entry will be braked by the just tested parachute system.

 

[by78]

In anticipation of the second Zhuque-2 launch, LandSpace has released a batch of high-resolution images of the previous Zhuque-2 launch, the company's assembly and testing facilities, and the TQ-12 LOX/methane engine, etc.

 

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