21 March 2019
The Gaofen 5 and Gaofen 6 satellites, were officially put into service on 21 March after completing in-orbit tests. During the tests, the two satellites provided precise data on environmental monitoring, natural resources and natural disasters, according to China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) and China's National Space Administration (CNSA). Both satellites will form a constellation with other Gaofen satellites in orbit.
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22 March 2019
Maritime monitoring vessel Yuanwang 5 docked at a port in east China's Jiangsu Province on 22 March, after finishing its observation and control task of communication satellite ChinaSat 6C on the Pacific Ocean. ChinaSat 6C was sent into orbit on 10 March from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
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22 March 2019
On 22 March 2019, the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, or SMILE, a China-ESA joint mission, was adopted for implementation by the European Space Agency (ESA). The adoption, as a milestone event, signifies the kick-off of the engineering phase of the joint scientific mission, which aims to study the interaction between the solar wind and the Earth magnetosphere. The mission will be launched in 2023 and will be operated in orbit for 3 years.
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23 March 2019
Pan Jianwei, a renowned Chinese physicist and professor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) won the 2019 R. W. Wood Prize presented by the Optical Society of America (OSA), the university said on 22 March. It is the first time that a Chinese scientist has won the prize with a local research project since the award was established in 1975.
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