07 August 2020
China and Argentina have resumed plans to work together on outer space exploration. The two countries will cooperate in the development of spacecrafts and other instruments for space exploration, as well as land infrastructure to launch and control space missions and satellites, according to an agreement published in Argentina’s official gazette on 07 August. The deal has been in effect since 24 July, according to the publication, which says all space exploration shall have peaceful intention.
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04 August 2020
Physicists in China are beginning to return to the lab following the COVID-19 pandemic, but many of their projects face delays, as Ling Xin reports for Physics World. She also spoke space scientists like Shaolin Xiong, an astrophysicist at the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Principal Investigator of the GECAM space science mission (Gravitational-wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor), which is scheduled for launch by the end of the year. Also, she could get hold of Bertrand Cordier of the Saclay Nuclear Research Centre in France, who coordinates the French involvement in SVOM (Space Variable Objects Monitor), the French-Chinese joint gamma-ray telescope.
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10 August 2020
Space-tracking ship Yuanwang 5 returned after 58 days in the Pacific Ocean to port on 09 August, after completing the latest missions of monitoring the launch of Tianwen 1 and the APSTAR-6D telecommunication satellite. After docking at the port, crew members will rest, examine facilities, and replenish supplies for upcoming missions, including the Chang'e 5 lunar sample return mission, sources with the country's satellite maritime tracking and controlling authorities said.
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13 August 2020
Xingyun-2 01 and 02, two satellites for China's space-based Internet of Things (IoT) project, have established two-way communication with complete link process and stable telemetry, achieving a breakthrough in inter-satellite laser communication for the country's space-based IoT constellation. The laser communication payload of each satellite weighs 6.5 kg and consumes 80 Watt. The satellites, developed by the Xingyun Satellite Co. under the China Space Sanjiang Group Co. Ltd, were the first satellites of China's space-based IoT project. They were launched on 12 May.
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