"Previously phase one of construction took just short of twenty-nine months to build a liquid propellant multi-user launch pad and one exclusive to the Long March 8 series"
China's Space Program Thread II
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Hopefully they can get a move on then, because I read somewhere that LM10 was slated to launch in 2026.
Microsat shared some details about the DRO A/B mission.
"Through emergency orbit reconstruction, after 167 days of maneuvering, 5 orbit control adjustments, 5 trajectory corrections, and 3 gravity assists from the Sun and Moon, the DRO A/B composite successfully entered a DRO orbit, achieving successful separation of the dual satellites."
"Achieved the world's first large-scale autonomous constellation construction at a distance of millions of kilometers. Enabled low-energy orbital insertion with a velocity increment at hundreds m/s level, ensuring long-term stable DRO parking measured in years."
This seems to be the first official confirmation that the DRO A/B satellites have successfully entered DRO.
Some critical points:
"Through emergency orbit reconstruction, after 167 days of maneuvering, 5 orbit control adjustments, 5 trajectory corrections, and 3 gravity assists from the Sun and Moon, the DRO A/B composite successfully entered a DRO orbit, achieving successful separation of the dual satellites."
"Achieved the world's first large-scale autonomous constellation construction at a distance of millions of kilometers. Enabled low-energy orbital insertion with a velocity increment at hundreds m/s level, ensuring long-term stable DRO parking measured in years."
This seems to be the first official confirmation that the DRO A/B satellites have successfully entered DRO.
Some critical points:
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Some images from Deep Blue's VTVL test and the aftermath. Learn, try again, succeed.
Deep Blue's second VTVL test vehicle has arrived. Test flight expected soon.
