China's Space Program Thread II
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commercial service will start in 2025, according to the SpaceSail people
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The development of the Haishao-2/Sea Sentinel 2 –– the followup to Haishao-1/Sea Sentinel 1 ––– is in full swing and is expected to be launched in July of 2025 into the polar orbit. Haishao-2 is a polarized SAR radar (with an antenna dimensions of 4.8m by 0.77m). It will also integrate communications and navigation capabilities.
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iSpace/Interstellar Glory has begun construction on a large (100-ton class) engine test bench, which is scheduled to become operational at the end of September, 2024. It's located in Mianyang, Sichuan. When completed, it will be used to test the company's JD-2 LOX/Methane engine for the SQX-3 launch vehicle. The test bench will also be open to other users within the aerospace industry.
iSpace/Interstellar Glory's 100-ton class engine test bench is almost finished. The building itself has topped out. The test bench is expected to in a month (January 2025).
LANDSPACE is going for full-flow staged combustion cycle methalox engine & fully reusable 2-stage rocket, confirms the CEO ZHANG Changwu in an interview
Engine will be 200t-thrust Raptor alike.
Rocket will obviously be Starship-like.
The goal is to achieve it around 2030.
Engine will be 200t-thrust Raptor alike.
Rocket will obviously be Starship-like.
The goal is to achieve it around 2030.
"Launched at 12:41 p.m. on Dec. 5 (BJT) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket, the satellite group, the third batch that will constitute the Spacesail Constellation, entered the preset orbits successfully.
The launch marks the 550th flight mission of the Long March"
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"The total number of in-orbit Spacesail Constellation satellites has now reached 54, further enhancing the continuous communication capabilities of the constellation, the company added."
The launch marks the 550th flight mission of the Long March"
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"The total number of in-orbit Spacesail Constellation satellites has now reached 54, further enhancing the continuous communication capabilities of the constellation, the company added."
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looks like Landspace will also be launching for LEO constellation
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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.
Some specifications of the stereoscopic cameras to be carried by Chang'e-7 orbiter. Depending on orbit, resolution can be better than 0.3m. The cameras are expected to operate for eight years and map the lunar surface in great detail to provide support for future lunar missions.
China's observatories have captured rare images of a falling near-Earth asteroid, formally designated as 2024 XA1, marking the 11th successful early warning of an asteroid impacting Earth and the 4th such prediction of 2024, according to China Science Daily on Friday..
