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The 2022 report, the first to mention Shijian satellites by name, announced "The Shijian-17 is a Chinese satellite with a robotic arm. Space-based robotic arm technology could be used in a future system for grappling other satellites." [14] The 2023 report specified "The Shijian-17 was the PRC's first satellite with a robotic arm, technology ...
Given the classified nature of the satellites, Chinese government statements regarding the missions of Shiyan satellites follow the common refrain of agricultural monitoring and space environment observation — the same offered for other classified programs such as the Tongxin Jishu Shiyan, Yaogan, and Shijian programs.
TJS satellites are manufactured by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) and launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) in China's southern Sichuan Province. TJS is likely the cover name for multiple geostationary military satellite programs and should not be confused with the similarly named Shiyan satellite program. [1]
The Modular Space Station Experiment Module I would be called Wentian (问天; Wèn Tiān; 'Quest for the Heavens [25] '), code WT. [21] Wentian was successfully launched on 24 July 2022. [22] [26] The Modular Space Station Experiment Module II would be called Mengtian (梦天; Mèng Tiān; 'Dreaming of the Heavens [25] '), code MT. [21]
Pages in category "Satellites of China" ... Shijian; Shiyan (satellite) SMILE (spacecraft) Space Solar Telescope; Space Variable Objects Monitor; T. Tianhui ...
SSST's plan is to launch 108 satellites this year, 648 satellites by the end of 2025, provide a "global network coverage" by 2027, and get to 15,000 satellites deployed before 2030.
A long March-2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft and crew of three astronauts lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in the Gobi desert, northwest China, on Oct. 30 ...
China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the NASA-led ...