China's Space Program Thread II

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[Midnight News] China's Space Station
Pipeline Inspection Robot Begins Work; Carries Out On-Orbit Test Verification
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An image of the pipeline inspection robot.

 

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Performance parameters of the 7500N variable thrust engine, which has been used on Chang'e 3, 4, and 5 landers and will also be used on the manned lunar lander.

 

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A Long March 3B has successfully inserted ChinaSat-10R communications satellite into orbit. This was the 560th flight of the Long March series.

 

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I completely missed this press release. Back in May, LandSpace

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on a new launch vehicle manufacturing base located in Wuxi, China. Construction is proceeding rapidly, and the first phase is expected to be completed next year.

Construction update: LandSpace's Wuxi launch vehicle manufacturing base is expected to begin operations in June of this year.

 

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Cai Xuzhe (蔡旭哲) became the second taikonaut to have accumulated more than 300 days in space.

 

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Two bidding announcements from Hainan Commercial Spacort for at-sea recovery ships for reusable rockets.

Hainan Commercial Spaceport has signed a contract with Jiangxi Jiangxin Shipyard for a command and control ship for offshore rocket launch and recovery. The ship has a length of 99m, a beam of 17.60m, and a draft of 5.59m. It has a cruising speed of >12 knots and a range of 8,000 nautical miles.

After its completion, the ship will be used to remotely control launch and recover barges used for at-sea launch of reusable rockets.

 

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Galatic Energy debuts Pallas-2 launch vehicles at Zhuhai Airshow.

Pallas-2 heavy reusable launch vehicle:
– Diameter: 3.8m
– Length: 66m
– Fairing diameter: 5.2m
– Takeoff weight: 1196 tons
– Takeoff thrust: 1600 tons
– Payload capacity: 30 tons to LEO (@200km)
– Optional Eros upper stage for deep space exploration

Galactic Energy will build a production base for its Pallas-2 launch vehicle in the great city of Nanjing. It will have an initial production capacity of 10 Pallas-2 rockets per year.

 

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At the end of 2024, the number of mobile phone models which support TianTong satellite has reached 25, with cumulative sales exceeding 16 million units. The number of users who have activated the TianTong satellite service is approximately 2 million.

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2月27日15时08分，长征二号丙运载火箭在酒泉卫星发射中心点火升空，随后将四维高景一号03、04星顺利送入预定轨道，发射任务取得圆满成功。

China launched Siwei Gaojing(SuperView Neo)-1/03~04 satellites into orbit by a CZ-2C rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on 15:08(UTC+8) Feb. 27, 2025.

 

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High-resolution images from the launch of Siwei Gaojing-1 03 and 04, which was carried out by a Long March 2C. This marks the 561st flight of the Long March series.