08 September 2021
On 08 September, the first batch of gamma photon data obtained by the Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE - Wukong) was released by the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) and the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO). Wukong's satellite platform and payload have been working normally. It has finished the full-sky scan 11 times and collected about 10.7 billion cases of high-energy cosmic rays, obtaining the most accurate measurement results of cosmic-ray electrons, protons and helium nuclei above the trillion electron volts energy region. The released data were recorded between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018, including 99,864 cases of gamma photon data and 1,096 records of related satellite status files. They can be accessed from the NSSDC and the PMO. More data will be released and NSSDC and PMO will carry out data analysis, and develop application technologies and tools.
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07 September 2021
On 6 September, the International Research Centre of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was inaugurated in Beijing to support the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The centre will be responsible for the development and operation of the SDGSAT-1. The satellite is expected to provide advanced, open and shared data resources for monitoring and evaluating the sustainable development index representing the interaction between human and nature. The satellite has three payloads of thermal infrared, low light level and multispectral imager, with 300 km wide data acquisition capability. It can achieve global coverage within 11 days. SDGSAT-1, has already passed space verification tests.
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07 September 2021
The China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing announced on 6 September the opening of the China Space Station Scientific Innovation Experience Base inside its main building and held a class with the China Manned Space Agency and hundreds of students from Beijing. The class began with a video of the 3 Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, currently in space, sending their congratulations for the opening of the base.
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06 September 2021
The newly developed and recently unveiled prototype miniature helicopter drone, a possible means to support China's Mars missions, is designed to become a navigator for the Mars rover. It will greatly boost the latter's ability to explore valuable targets on the surface of the Red Planet, Bian Chunjiang the project leader at NSSC told Global Times.
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07 September 2021
The 3 topics of this week's reporting by Blaine Curcio and Jean Deville are: 1) Taiwanese rocket company TiSPACE gets launch authorization from Australian authorities; 2) China is working on a Mars UAV and 3) Updates on automobile manufacturer Geely's space activities.
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07 September 2021
On 7 September, 11:01 BJT, China sent the new Earth observation satellite Gaofen-5 02 into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite was launched aboard a CZ-4C rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully. It is the 24th Gaofen-series spacecraft. Developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology based on its SAST3000 satellite platform, the Gaofen 5-02 is equipped with hyperspectral observational devices tasked with monitoring air, water and environments, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
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