China's Space Program Thread II

[by78]

Zhongke/CAS Space will launch a pair of Mexican satellites (ThumbSat-1 and 2) very soon.

Zhongke/CAS Space has used a Lijian-1 to successfully launch seven satellites into orbit, including two from Mexico (ThumbSat-1 and -2). This was the 8th launch of Lijian-1. Also launched was AirSat-05, which is a X-band synthetic aperture radar satellite with a resolution of under 1m.

 

[by78]

Yet another horse has joined the race. ArkTech is a new startup aims to develop reusable launch vehicles, the details of which remain little known.

 

[by78]

The first image shows Zhongke's launch complex at Jiuquan. The launchpad for Lijian-1 is on the right, and the Lijian-2 launchpad is on the left. The last three images show the full scale model of Lijian-2 being used to practice launch procedures.

 

[ZachL111]

China will be releasing their first film using actual footage shot in space, set to debut on the 5th of September, becoming only the fourth nation to do this, with the Soviet Union/Russia, the United States, and Canada being the first three. (Counting Canada based on what I recall but I could be wrong, feel free to correct me).