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The space program of the People's Republic of China is about the activities in outer space conducted and directed by the People's Republic of China.The roots of the Chinese space program trace back to the 1950s, when, with the help of the newly allied Soviet Union, China began development of its first ballistic missile and rocket programs in response to the perceived American (and, later ...
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.
Compass-IGSO1, also known as Beidou-2 IGSO1 is a Chinese navigation satellite which will become part of the Compass navigation system. It was launched in July 2010, and became the fifth Compass satellite to be launched after Compass-M1, G2, G1, and G3. Compass-IGSO1 was launched at 21:30 GMT on 31 July 2010. [3]
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'Magpie Bridge relay satellite'), is the first of the pair of communications relay and radio astronomy satellites for the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched the Queqiao relay satellite on 20 May 2018 to a halo orbit around the Earth–Moon L 2 Lagrangian point [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Queqiao is the ...
The plan to develop mobile communication satellite system in China has been proposed for more than 30 years. In the early 1990s, the scientists in China put forward that the development of satellite mobile communication was an inevitable requirement for a large country with a vast territory, uneven population distribution and frequent natural disasters.
Tiangong-2 (Chinese: 天 宫 二 号; pinyin: Tiāngōng èrhào; lit. 'Celestial Palace 2') was a Chinese space laboratory and part of the Project 921-2 space station program. Tiangong-2 was launched on 15 September 2016. [7] It was deorbited as planned on 19 July 2019. [8]
The Chinese satellite Yinghuo-1 is in the center, marked with the label 3. China began its first interplanetary exploration attempt in 2011 by sending Yinghuo-1, a Mars orbiter, in a joint mission with Russia. Yet it failed to leave Earth orbit due to the failure of Russian launch vehicle. [7] 4179 Toutatis asteroid captured by Chang'e 2