31 March 2021
On 31 March at 06:45 BJT, China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite, Gaofen-12 02, was launched aboard a CZ-4C rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully.
The satellite will be used in land surveys, urban planning, road network design and crop yield estimation, as well as disaster relief.
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31 March 2021
As of 31 March, astronomers from all over the world can visit http://fast.bao.ac.cn/proposal_submit to submit their applications for observation time at the FAST facility, said the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in a statement. All foreign applications will be evaluated, and the results will be announced on 20 July 2021. Observations by international users will begin in August. The statement noted that FAST will provide its research facilities to the world with a more open attitude, offering more observation options for the international astronomical community. As reported before, 10 % of the observation time (around 450 h) can be allocated for international researchers. There is currently no restriction on the proposals, but the telescope is prioritized to study topics including the interstellar medium composed of neutral atomic hydrogen, the polarization of spiral galaxies, and fast radio bursts-transient radio pulses caused by some high-energy astrophysical process not fully understood.
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