03 July 2020
In a significant astronomical breakthrough, an international team led by the South America Center for Astronomy under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has detected the neutral hydrogen line emission from extragalactic galaxies for the first time by analysing data obtained by FAST. The study of extragalactic neutral hydrogen detection is one of the most important scientific goals of the gigantic telescope. Scientists detected the neutral hydrogen line emission from three extragalactic galaxies using the FAST 19-beam receiver with only five minutes of exposure. The research outcomes were recently published in the international journal Astronomy and Astrophysics Letter.
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03 July 2020
China's first island base station for the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System was put into operation recently on the Kaishan Island of east China's Jiangsu Province. The base station can not only provide high-precision positioning and transmit standard time for the island and the surrounding waters, but also greatly improve the operation capacity of the island micro-grids. Through a newly built antenna, the base station will be connected with Beidou satellites in real time and provide precision satellite services for the island and the nearby waters. More island stations are expected to become operational.
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05 July 2020
China successfully sent the second of the Shiyan-6 series for space environment study and related technology experiments into the planned orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on 05 July at 7:44 Beijing Time.
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01 July 2020
Recently, China Great Wall Industry and the Hong Kong Aerospace Science and Technology Group (HKATG) signed a "strategic cooperation agreement". HKATG plans to purchase the "Golden Bauhinia" series of low-orbit satellite systems, supporting ground facilities and related from China Great Wall Industries Services. The two sides jointly carry out "Golden Bauhinia" series of satellite constellation system design and planning, satellite design, development, testing, launch and orbit delivery. In addition, both parties will carry out in-depth cooperation in related fields such as commercial deep space exploration, data application services and product promotion, aerospace talent training and capacity building, and use the CGWIC's commercial aerospace channels and international advantages to jointly explore the market.
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