25 January 2022
A health check on all 52 in-orbit satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System has been completed, according to the Xi'an Satellite Control Centre. The satellites met all key indicators, meaning the constellation can provide services without issue. The evaluation was conducted without interrupting the satellites' usual navigation services, and developers and users were invited to participate in the process.
In addition to the assessment, a tailor-made maintenance plan was drawn up for each satellite to ensure operational efficiency.
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25 January 2022
SpaceOS III - a new-generation operating system for spacecraft - developed by the Beijing Institute of Control Engineering under China Academy of Space Technology was released. The operating system has independent intellectual property rights. Earlier versions of SpaceOS have been used in more than 300 spacecraft. According to SpaceOS developers, the system boasts outstanding reliability and security. It can meet the different requirements of crewed spaceflight, satellite communication, deep space exploration, and satellite constellation.
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26 January 2022
A CZ-4C rocket took off at 7:44 BJT from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China and placed the L-SAR 01A satellite into a 600 km orbit. The SAST-built satellite, equipped with L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), will be used to monitor the geological environment, landslides and earthquakes. The L-SAR 01B is scheduled to be launched at the end of February. China's L-SAR 01 is a satellite group composed of 2 satellites (L-SAR 01A and L-SAR 01B). Enabling a wide coverage and high spatial resolution, the L-SAR satellite project will help reduce China's dependence on foreign data in fields such as geology, earthquake monitoring and emergency support, said the administration.
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27 January 2022
The State Council Information Office (SCIO) will hold a press conference on 28 January at 10:00 BJT to introduce China's 5th White Paper on Space Activities, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective."
Speakers will be: Mr. Wu Yanhua, CNSA Vice Administrator - Mr. Xu Hongliang, CNSA Spokesperson - Mr. Liu Jizhong, Director General of Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Centre, CNSA - Mr. Zhao Jian, Director General of The Earth Observation System And Data Centre, CNSA.
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FULL TEXT of the White Paper