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02 January 2023

30 December 2022
At the end of the year 2022, CGTN reporter Zheng Yibing is summerising the highlights in the Chinese Space Station construction.
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30 December 2022
Over the past two months since the basic configuration was formed, engineers and scientists have been carefully assessing all systems aboard the three-module combination to ensure its stable operation in the long term, as the project now moves to a new phase. Testing involved the information systems, energy, heating control, environmental control and life support to establish the basic configuration of three-module operation.
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29 December 2022
On 29 December China launched another and the final satellite of 2022 into space. The experiment satellite Shiyan 10-02 concludes a very busy Chinese space launch year. The CZ-3B lifted off at 12:43 BJT from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre and placed the Shiyan 10-02 into the pre-set orbit. The satellite will be used for in-orbit verification of new space technologies, such as space environment monitoring. The launch marked the 458th since the fleet's first flight in 1970.
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