Breakthroughs Made on Solar Array for China’s Space Station

Critical technical breakthroughs were made recently on the development of large flexible solar panels,which will be used in China’s space station to convert solar energy into electricity.The new flexible solar panel will provide an efficient electric supply for the operation     

China’s Space Shuttle Bus Sets off

The LM-3C/Yuanzheng 1 launch vehicle lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at21:52 Beijing time on March 30.The Yuanzheng1 upper stage delivered its passenger,the 17th Bei Dou navigation satellite,directly to the inclined geosynchronous orbit.China’s firstspace shuttle busYuanzheng1 upper stage completed its inaugural flight successfully.     

Planning for China’s Manned Space Station Announced

The fourth CAST Space Technology Forum was held on November 29, 2012 with the theme of Progress of China’s Manned Space Station Project. Scientists, experts and government officials gathered to discuss the scheme, technical issues of the project, which consists of thirteen systems. CASC is in charge of the construction of seven systems through its subsidiaries. CALT is assigned to the building of LM-2F, LM-5 and LM-7 launch vehicles and CAST is assigned to the R&D of a space laboratory,     

Recent Research on Space Debris in China

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Technological Achievements of Chang’e 2 and Considerations for China’s Deep Space Exploration

Chang’e 2 is China’s second lunar probe,with main goals of demonstrating some key technologies for the following lunar soft landing mission,and implementing further lunar exploration.On completing the     

China’s Leading Geo-information Provider Siwei Worldview

Siwei Worldview Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd (Siwei Worldview for short), a high-resolution satellite image provider, was founded in Beijing in 2011 by China Siwei Surveying & Mapping Technology Corporation (CSMTC, or China Survey), Digital Globe and China Survey subsidiary company NavInfo Co., Ltd. CSMTC is a subcompany of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). As the only authorized supplier of Digital Globe to distribute satellite image products in China, Siwei Worldview provides     

China’s First Manned Rendezvous and Docking Mission

At 18:37 on June 16,the Shenzhou 9 manned spaceship, with its crew of three, was launched into orbit on top of an upgraded LM-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, commencing the manned rendezvous and docking mission with Tiangong 1. They spent over a week living and working on the Tiangong 1 space lab     

China’s Mars Exploration Mission Made Several Breakthroughs

Recently, 3 major projects for China’s Mars exploration mission undertaken by China Academy of Space Technology, a subsidiary of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation have passed     

China’s Global Space-based TT&C Network System Established

The Tianlian 1-03 satellite, the third geosynchronous data relay satellite of China, was successfully launched into space on a LM-3C launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 23:43 Beijing time on July 25. Twenty-six minutes after the liftoff, the satellite separated     

Breakthrough in China’s Remote Sensing Satellite Export

At 12:12 on September 29, 2012, a LM-2D launch vehicle launched the Venezuelan Remote Sensing Satellite (VRSS-1) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC) and put it into its preset orbit. VRSS-1 is China’s first exported remote sensing satellite delivered in orbit which made a breakthrough of zero export of China’s remote sensing satellite and will push forward the international industrial     

Remarkable Achievements of China’s Manned Spaceflight Project

On September 21,1992, the feasibility report on implementing China’s Manned Spaceflight Project was approved and a three-step development strategy was also determined. From then on, China’s Manned Spaceflight Project has developed rapidly.     

China’s 5th Beidou Satellite Enters Its Orbit

<正>A LM-3A launch vehicle soared up into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on August 1 and successfully placed China’s     

Analysis of the Informativity of the Earth’s Magnetic Field in Near-Earth Space

Cosmic Research - This paper presents the results of a study of the informativity of the anomalies of the modulus and components of the Earth’s magnetic field in near-Earth space in the...     

China’s National Land Observation Satellites and Their Data Applications

<正>China Centre for Resources Satellite Data and Application (CRESDA) was founded in October 1991. It is a scientific research institution directly under     

Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing Technology in China’s Environmental Monitoring

The environmental conditions in China are still very serious. In the years to come, the mission for environmental treatment and protection, supervision,     

China’s FY Series of Meteorological Satellites Listed in Global Climate Observing System

The FY-3B meteorological satellite was launched into its preset orbit by a LM-4C launch vehicle on November 5,2010.The visible and infrared radiometer onboard the     

Erratum to: The Influence of the Earth’s Oblateness on the Energy Integral and Some Characteristics of a Spacecraft’s Orbit

Cosmic Research - An Erratum to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0010952521120029