13 July 2022
On 13 July, a CZ-3B/E rocket took off from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the early morning at 00:30 BJT and lifted the Tianlian 2-03 into a geostationary transfer orbit.
The satellite will form a global network of the country's 2nd-generation relay satellites Tianlian 2-01 and Tianlian 2-02. The relay system is expected to extensively improve the nation's space-based control, tracking and data relay capabilities. So far, 8 Tianlian satellites - 5 in the Tianlian 1 series (all still active) and now 3 in Tianlian 2 series - have been launched. Compared with the 1st-generation, Tianlian 2 satellites are more capable, more durable and have a heavier carrying capacity, according to satellite designers at the China Academy of Space Technology.
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More on the launch at NASA Spaceflight.com
09 July 2022
Under the auspices of UNESCO, the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage signed a memorandum of understanding online on Thursday with the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, for natural World Heritage conservation with science and technologies from China. Together, they will improve geospatial and Earth observation capacities by assessing radar, plane, and satellite imagery provided by Chinese scientists to address problems as more than 1,000 world's natural and cultural heritages in about 170 countries are threatened by natural disasters, climate change, and human activities.
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11 July 2022
From 11 to 24 July, a call for ideas was open for finding a name for NSSC's first solar probe, the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S). The solar explorer is scheduled for launch in October. The name is supposed to reflects ASO-S' function while also suggesting China's spirit of scientific exploration and cultural self-confidence. The satellite, which is designed to have a 4-year lifespan, will conduct observations on the solar magnetic field, solar flares and coronal mass ejections, to support the forecasting of catastrophic space weather. It will deploy 3 payloads, including a Full-disk Vector MagnetoGraph, a Hard X-ray Imager and a Lyman-alpha Solar Telescope. After entering into orbit, the satellite will generate about 500GB of data each day, all of which will be made available to global users around the world.
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04 July 2022
The satellite Jilin-1 recently sent back a series of images from space showing of lakes in various Chinese deserts. The satellite family, developed by Changchun-based Changguang Satellite Technology Co, is China‘s first domestic remote-sensing satellite constellation for commercial purposes. It captures super high-definition images and helps with forest fire warnings, desertification, offshore rescue, ocean protection and other remote-sensing information services.
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11 July 2022
On 11 July, the China Manned Spaceflight Agency released a video of Earth views from China's space station.
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11 July 2022
In a move to play increasingly role in global efforts to safeguard Planet Earth, China has recently begun constructing a new high-definition deep-space active observation facility in the country's Southwest Chongqing municipality, with goals including boosting its defense capability against near-Earth asteroid as well as sensing capability for the Earth-Moon system.
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09 July 2022
Chinese scientists have published a study that helps to explain an anomaly in the composition of the Moon's biggest crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, identifying the abnormal materials there as originating from the lunar crust. The study was conducted by a Chinese research team studying planetary sciences at Shandong University, and was published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters. The study is based on CE-4 data.
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