Shiyan 16A, Shiyan 16B and Shiyan 17 satellites launched
27 September 2022
On 27 September at 07:50 BJT, a Long March 6 rocket carried the Shiyan 16A, Shiyan 16B and Shiyan 17 satellites into space. The CZ-6 launched from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre. The Shiyan satellite trio will provide data for land survey, urban planning, and disaster prevention and mitigation.
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Remote-sensing satellite centre to further China's socioeconomic growth
27 September 2022
The Chinese Academy of Sciences launched the National Engineering Research Center for Remote Sensing Satellite Applications in Beijing on 26 September, with goals of making more breakthroughs in core technologies, training quality engineering talent and harnessing the potential of satellite technologies to support the nation's major strategic needs.
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Zhurong Mars rover reveals dry and multi-layered Martian subsurface
27 September 2022
An in-situ ground-penetrating radar survey of Martian subsurface structure has revealed that a basin on the red planet has a dry and multi-layered shallow subsurface. The results published on 26 September in the journal Nature are based on a ground-penetrating radar survey of the subsurface structure in a southern marginal area of the Utopia Basin conducted by China's Mars rover Zhurong of the Tianwen 1 mission.
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Link to paper in Nature: Layered subsurface in Utopia Basin of Mars revealed by Zhurong rover radar
CSS model on display at Airshow China 2022
28 September 2022
Airshow China 2022 will be held from 8 to 13 November in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. A replica of the current Chinese Space Station configuration will be on display. The upcoming 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, Airshow China, will showcase China's cutting-edge technology in the aerospace and national defense sectors. The exhibits will also include China's latest scientific achievements in the field of lunar, Martian and solar probes. Over 740 domestic and overseas enterprises will participate in the exhibition, either on-site or online.
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