19 September 2018
On 19 September, at 22:07 h local time, the CZ-3B equipped with the Yuanzheng 1 upper stage, launched two Beidou navigation satellites into orbit. The twin satellites are the 37th and 38th editions of the BeiDou navigation system. After a series of tests and evaluations, they will work together with 12 BeiDou-3 satellites already in orbit.
The twin satellites will provide danger alerts and navigation services for global users. A basic system with 18 orbiting BeiDou-3 satellites will be in place by the end of the year, which will serve countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative.
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19 September 2018
China's Tiangong 2 space laboratory, which has exceeded its designed life span, remains in space and is still able to conduct scientific tasks, according to its developer and a leading expert.
Pang Zhihao, a renowned space industry observer in Beijing, said despite the spacecraft's 24-month designed life span having been reached, it seems to be in good condition and is still carrying out work. "Tiangong 2 is now like a large scientific satellite," he said.
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21 September 2018
Adel Alsadoon, a famous Kuwaiti astronomer and historian told media: "I would like to go to China to admire China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish radio telescope." "The study of astronomy, especially the space technology, requires not only the state's financial support, but also top talents, huge testing sites and sophisticated laboratories. Like China, the United States and Russia, these countries have advanced aviation technology," he said. "The Kuwaiti emir visited China in early July and signed cooperation agreements with China, which provides an opportunity for cooperation between Kuwait and China and in the future we hope to participate in more space science and technology projects of China." Alsadoon noted.
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21 September 2018
Russia invited China to become a partner country at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019. China accepted the proposal, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told reporters.
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