China's Space Program Thread II

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A belated Happy New Year!

 

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(Continued from above...)

 

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It's been five years since Chang'e-4 lander/rover touched down on the far side of the Moon. Both the lander and the rover are still working. As of September 2023, the rover has travelled a distance of 1568.4 meters.

 

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Kuafu-1 space solar observatory recorded a large coronal mass ejection on January 1. Kuafu-1 now provides live data to the National Space Weather Monitoring and Warning Center to help it make space weather forecast.

https://imgur.com/VPeuFNb

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A certain high-thrust rocket engine (speculated by some to be the YF-135) has successfully completed its first full system test run.

 

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Another startup

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, this one is named NewSpace. It's currently developing the Red Rabbit (赤兔/Chitu) line of reusable launch vehicles for both satellite payloads and manned missions, which will be powered by the company's lineup of LOX/Methane engines.

– Chitu-1 is an experimental rocket used to verify various control technologies and component.
– Chitu-3/3A has a diameter of 3.35m. Intended for launching payloads to LEO and space tourism.
– Chitu-6/6A, diameter 3.9m, intended for manned missions and deep space exploration.
– Chitu Heavy Lift, 9.9m in diameter, envisioned for transporting humans to Mars.

 

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The construction of launchpad No. 2 of the Hainan Commercial Spaceport is scheduled to be completed by end of March, and by the end of June, it is expected to be ready for launch service.

 

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Illustrations of the Chang'e-7 lunar orbiter and lander. The mission is set for 2026 and will explore the lunar south pole.

 

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Four Tianmu-1 (15-18) metrological satellites launched by Kuaizhou-1A.

 

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High-resolution images from the first launch of 2024, in which a KZ-1A successfully sent meteorological satellites no. 15 to 18 of the Tianmu-1 constellation into orbit. This was the 25th flight of the KZ-1A launch vehicle.