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Shijian-18 was a Chinese communications and technology demonstration satellite developed and launched by the China Academy of Space Technology on 2 July 2017. It was the maiden flight of the DHF-5 satellite bus, which is designed with 16-year lifespan. Shijian-18 carried 18 experiments on board involving communications and space telescopes.
BeiDou-2 - Sent to GEO graveyard Orbit by Shijian-21 space Debris mitigation satellite or orbital servicing vehicle in January 2022. [10] 3 Compass-G1 16 January 2010 16:12 Xichang, LC-2 Long March 3C: N/A GEO 140.0° E Retired: BeiDou-2 4 Compass-G3 2 June 2010 15:53 Xichang, LC-2 Long March 3C: N/A GEO 79.5° E Retired September 29, 2018
Shijian-21 [ edit ] In December 2021 - January 2022, China's Shijian-21 space debris mitigation satellite has docked with the defunct Beidou-2 G2 navigation satellite to drastically alter its geostationary orbit, demonstrating capabilities only previously exhibited by the United States.
Chinese satellites have shown the ability to evade and monitor a US surveillance satellite, prompting experts to call for new norms as the space powers increasingly play cat-and-mouse games in ...
First flight of Long March 5B. Some debris from the CZ-5B's core stage may have survived reentry and fell on villages in the Ivory Coast. [8] 29 May 2020 20:13 [10] Long March 11: F-09 Xichang: Successful XJS-G (Chuangxin 6-01) Low Earth: Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites Earth observation technology XJS-H Low Earth
The first attempt to launch an FSW-0 satellite into orbit on 5 November 1974 failed with the rocket exploding approximately twenty seconds after launch and debris crashing 300 meters from the launch pad. Analysis of the recovered debris led Chinese scientists to blame copper wire damage in the rocket during the second stage. [13] [15]
President-elect Donald Trump had not been terribly successful in suing media organizations until this weekend when ABC News agreed to settle a closely-watched defamation case he brought against ...
The Long March 4B (Chinese: 长征四号乙火箭), also known as the Chang Zheng 4B, CZ-4B, and LM-4B, is a Chinese expendable orbital launch vehicle.Launched from Launch Complex 1 at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, it is a 3-stage launch vehicle, used mostly to place satellites into low Earth orbit and Sun-synchronous orbits.