China's Space Program Thread II
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This is the first of a series of posts about the various payloads launched by the third Jielong-3/SD-3 rocket.
First images beamed back by Oriental Smart Eye Gaofen 01, a multi-spectral remote sensing satellite with a resolution of <0.5m.
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Zhixing 2A, also known as SmartSat-X1, is a commercial synthetic aperture radar (X-band) satellite for disaster and marine environment monitoring, among other tasks.
Weihai-1 01 and 02 are a pair of satellites operating in tandem. Each weighs around 95kg and features built-in satellite-to-ground as well as inter-satellite laser communication capabilities. They carry high-resolution optical cameras and other payloads to detect and identify maritime targets in real time using onboard AI.
Zhixing 2A, also known as SmartSat-X1, is a commercial synthetic aperture radar (X-band) satellite for disaster and marine environment monitoring, among other tasks.
Weihai-1 01 and 02 are a pair of satellites operating in tandem. Each weighs around 95kg and features built-in satellite-to-ground as well as inter-satellite laser communication capabilities. They carry high-resolution optical cameras and other payloads to detect and identify maritime targets in real time using onboard AI.
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More images of the trio of Star Epoch satellites.
Star Epoch 18, also known as Star Core, used to test 6G and other technologies. It also doubles as an optical remote sensing satellite (see next post):
Star Epoch 19, mainly used to test 5G space internet technologies (direct satellite-to-handset). It also carries a high-resolution remote-sensing camera and features secure blockchain onboard image storage.
Star Epoch 20 is a remote sensing satellite as well as a test platform for future technologies such as secure blockchain onboard data storage and satellite-to-ground high-speed laser communication.
More information on the Star Epoch satellites launched on Feb. 2nd. These are all owned by China Mobile. Star Epoch 19, also known as China Mobile 01, is a verification satellite used to test 5G space internet technologies and has onboard 5G signal processing capabilities, serving as a non-terrestrial 5G base station for direct satellite-to-handset connections. Another of the Space Epoch satellites (not sure which of the remaining two) is nicknamed Star Core (星核), which will be used to verify distributed and autonomous architecture for 6G space broadband internet.
More images of the trio of Star Epoch satellites.
Star Epoch 18, also known as Star Core, used to test 6G and other technologies. It also doubles as an optical remote sensing satellite (see next post):
Star Epoch 19, mainly used to test 5G space internet technologies (direct satellite-to-handset). It also carries a high-resolution remote-sensing camera and features secure blockchain onboard image storage.
Star Epoch 20 is a remote sensing satellite as well as a test platform for future technologies such as secure blockchain onboard data storage and satellite-to-ground high-speed laser communication.
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Some very nice images from Tianbing's intelligent manufacturing base in Zhangjiagang near Suzhou. By the way, Tianbing has produced a total of 41 TH-12s since the engine was put into batch production.
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A team from DeepBlue recently visited Hainan Commercial Spaceport and held a coordination meeting on DeepBlue's upcoming VTVL tests, which are scheduled to take place at the spaceport in late 2024.
DeepBlue's VTVL test vehicle.
First up, general news in the western media about the commercial plans for space by Beijing:
Then...the papers!
Rock size-frequency distribution analysis at the Zhurong landing site based on navigation and terrain camera images along the entire traverse
Damping or gain? -The critical roles aluminum plays in the SRM stability. (SRM == solid rocket motor)
New geometric formulation for libration dynamics and suppression of partial space elevator by fuzzy logic and thrust vectoring control
Design and modeling of a dual-archimedes screw deep drilling system for lunar subsurface exploration
The performance of a magnetic nozzle enhanced magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Research on laser induced plasma ignition of gas oxygen/methane
Numerical study on breakup of DebriSat under hypervelocity impact
Configuration design and kinematic performance analysis of a parallel wheelset suspension for a multi-wheeled pressurized lunar rover
Real-time optimal control for attitude-constrained solar sailcrafts via neural networks
Effect of laser power on Raman analyses of lipids and amino acids: Implications for extraterrestrial life exploration
Then...the papers!
Rock size-frequency distribution analysis at the Zhurong landing site based on navigation and terrain camera images along the entire traverse
Damping or gain? -The critical roles aluminum plays in the SRM stability. (SRM == solid rocket motor)
New geometric formulation for libration dynamics and suppression of partial space elevator by fuzzy logic and thrust vectoring control
Design and modeling of a dual-archimedes screw deep drilling system for lunar subsurface exploration
The performance of a magnetic nozzle enhanced magnetoplasmadynamic thruster
Research on laser induced plasma ignition of gas oxygen/methane
Numerical study on breakup of DebriSat under hypervelocity impact
Configuration design and kinematic performance analysis of a parallel wheelset suspension for a multi-wheeled pressurized lunar rover
Real-time optimal control for attitude-constrained solar sailcrafts via neural networks
Effect of laser power on Raman analyses of lipids and amino acids: Implications for extraterrestrial life exploration
