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The Long March 3B (Chinese: 长征三号乙; pinyin: Chángzhēng sānhàoyǐ), also known as the CZ-3B and LM-3B, is a Chinese orbital launch vehicle. Introduced in 1996, it is launched from Launch Area 2 and 3 at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan .
Map of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center and its neighborhood. XSLC's Technical Center is equipped for testing and integration of the payload and launch vehicle. Its Mission Command and Control Center is located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) southwest of the launch pads, and provides flight and safety control during overall system rehearsal and launch.
"Secret Xi'an Satellite Control Center more than 40 years, 'Mu Star Road' " (in Chinese). Xinhua. Archived from the original on 29 December 2010. Yinlong, Zhang (1996). "Xi'an Satellite Control Center and China Satellite Telemetry, Tracking and Control Network". National Air Intelligence Center. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014.
GPS aircraft tracking is a means of tracking the position of an aircraft fitted with a satellite navigation device.By communication with navigation satellites, detailed real-time data on flight variables can be passed to a server on the ground.
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 ...
The Espacio Lejano Station of the Chinese Deep Space Network. In 2014, China and Argentina signed an agreement allowing China to construct the Espacio Lejano Station. [1] [8] The station was built in Neuquén Province, Argentina (~70°W), with a 50 million-dollar investment. The facility was inaugurated in October 2017. [9]
Unlike traditional, non-military satellites where the Chinese government announces the satellite's name, mission, platform, launch vehicle, and launch site in advance, with TJS satellites the Chinese government announces airspace closures the day before and makes vague statements on the satellite's purpose after the launch.
The China Satellite Maritime Tracking and Control Department has said the vessel will be used for maritime tracking of the Shenzhou 11 crewed space mission, and the Tiangong 2 space laboratory, using three large dish antennae some 10–12 meters in diameter. It was commissioned on 19 July 2016.