China Launches Two Natural Disaster Monitoring Satellites

China launched two satellites,HJ-1A and HJ-1B,to monitor the environment and natural disasters at 11:25am on September 6(Beijing time)from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province.The two satellites are expected to improve the country's ability in the rapid monitoring of environmental changes and reducing calamities.     

Yaogan 11 Satellite Entered Its Orbit

<正>A Long March 2D launch vehicle flew to space with the Yaogan 11 satellite and two Pixing 1A satellites developed by Zhejiang University on September 22 from the     

LM-11 Offers First “Special Car” Service to Commercial User

正A LM-11 solid launch vehicle soared into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center,carrying 5 Zhuhai 1satellites into their preset orbits.These satellites will be operated by the Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Science and Technology Co.,Ltd.It was the 272nd mission with the LM family rockets.     

LM-11 Solid Rocket Successfully Launched 6 Satellites into Space

正At 12:12 Beijing time on January 19,a LM-11 solid launch vehicle lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center with Jilin 1-07 and 08 satellites and other4 small satellites.The 6 satellites entered their preset orbit precisely.This mission is another breakthrough for launching multiple satellites on one LM-11 rocket since the rocket launched     

More Earth Observation Satellites Will Be Launched

China will launch 6 more Earth observation satellites in the next five years including CBERS-02B, 03, 04 satellites and EDMC constellation satellites A, B and C. A complete national Earth observation system will be established after the successful launch and operation of the above satellites. The information was released by China Center for Resource I Satellite Data and Applications (CRESDA) recently.     

长四乙成功发射中巴、中埃合作卫星等9颗卫星（英文）

<正>At 11:22 Beijing time on December20,2019,liftoff of a LM-4B launch vehicle took place at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center,deploying into orbit 9satellites,including the China-Brazil Earth resource satellite-04A (CBERS-04A) and other 8 satellites.CBERS-04A is the sixth satellite un-     

China Successfully Launches First Operational Civil Optical Constellation

正A Long March 4C launch vehicle lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:22 Beijing time on March31,placing GF-1-02,03 and 04 three satellites into orbit precisely.The launch mission achieved a complete success.The three satellites were developed by China Spacesat Co,Ltd.,under the China Academy of Space Technology     

A Pair Of SJ-6 Satellites Launched Atop A LM-4B Launch Vehicle

A LM-4B rocket carrying a couple of 03 Group Shijian 6(SJ-6)satellites blasted off from a new launch complex at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center(TSLC)at 09:15(Beijing Time)on October 25.Xi'an Satellite Control Center declared that SJ-6-3A had separated from the LM-4B launch vehicle 11minutes after the lift-off and SJ-6-3B separatde from the rocket 1 minute thereafter.Both satellites entered the preset orbit.SJ-6-3A and SJ-6-3B were developed by     

PRSS-1/PakTES-1A Successful Launched by A LM-2C/SMA

正At Beijing time 11:56,on July 9,2018,a LM-2C/SMA launch vehicle was launched successfully sending the PRSS-1 and Pak TES-1A satellites into their designated orbits.This is another significant space program between China and Pakistan after the successful in-orbit delivery of Pak Sat-1R Satellite,marking a     

China's First X-Ray Astronomical Satellite Launched

<正>A LM-4B launch vehicle lifted off at 11:00 Beijing time on June 15 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center with Huiyan,China’s first X-ray space astronomical satellite.The New Sat-3 small satellite of Uruguay and the first two satellites of the Zhuhai 1 nanosat constellation,OVS-1A and OVS-1B were piggybacked.It was the 248th launch mission of the LM     

SJ-9A/B Satellites Conduct Key Technology Tests

On October 14, two satellites SJ-9A/B were sent into their preset orbits by a LM-2C/SMA launch vehicle, which is the first flight of a series of China’s civilian technology experimental satellites. SJ-9A and B are the first two satellites in the series of civilian technology experimental satellites designed for tests such as long lifetime and high reliability, high precision and high performance of satellite, domestically developed core components, satellite formation and     

LM-11 Starts China's Commercial Launch Activity in 2019

<正>At 13:42 Beijing time on January 21,a LM-11 solid carrier rocket soared up from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center,carrying Jilin-1 GP-01 and 02 satellites and 2 piggyback satellites into orbit.LM-11 was developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology for launching medium-and small-sized     

Two SJ-6 Satellites Successfully Launched

Two SJ-6 Group 02 satellites, SJ-6A 02 and SJ-6B 02 were launched by a LM-4B launch vehicle from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on October 24, 2006. SJ-6A 02 was released from the launch vehicle after 11 minutes of flight, followed by the release of SJ-6B 02 one minute later. Both satellites entered the preset orbits. It's the 92nd flight of LM launch     

LM-3A Rocket Family Helps Achieve Quick Space Access for BeiDou Satellites

<正>A LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 launch vehicle blasted-off at20:29 Beijing time on July 25 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center,carrying the 18th and19th BeiDou navigation satellites into orbits.After an 800-second flight,the upper stage with two satellites onboard separated from the core stages and continued its journey.The satellites and the upper stage separated successfully at 0:05 Beijing time on July 26 and precisely entered their own orbits.Half an hour later,two satellites deployed their solar array panels as scheduled.The launch was announced a success.     

LM-11, A Pioneer of Quick-Reaction Solid Rocket in China

<正>At 9:41 Beijing time on September 252015,a LM-11 launch vehicle lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center,carrying 4 satellites into space.LM-11 successfully placed its"passengers"into their targeted destinations.PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING LM-11 The booming smaller satellites,the concept of responsive access to space and the progress of solid power technology led to the"birth"of the LM-11 small solid launch vehicle.Small satellites usually refer to satellites that are below500kg in mass.With the least launch capacity of 3 tons,China’s current launch systems were too heavy and expensive     

Development of China's Application Satellites

The development of China's space technology has been the focus of the world attention. Since the successful launch of DFH-1 artificial earth satellite on April 24, 1970, China has sent 33 indigenous satellites, including scientific experimental satellites, technical experimental satellites and meteorological satellites. All the experimental and operational satellites have played an important role in the construction of national economy and defense, and provided the advanced prapagation instruments for China's science, culture and education, and people both in cities and countries could watch TV andlisten to the radio and take part in telelecture. This has improved the cultural quality of the whole nation and accelerated the development of the four modernizations.     

China's Operational Communications Satellite DFH-2A

This paper describes the DFH-2A communications satellite which is the second generation of Chinese domestic communications satellites.From March 7,1988 to December 28,1991,China launched 4 DFH-2A satellites.They have been used for CCTV's and local TV's programs transmission,domestic communications and broadcasting to foreign countries.     

The Technical Development and Application of Chinese Communications Satellites

The development of satellitecommunications in China started inthe early 1970's.Total five com-munications satellites have beensuccessfully launched into the geo-stationary orbit.The dual spin sta-bilization bus and C band payloadare used for these satellites and twodifferent configurations are in-volved:the experimental communi-cations satellites STW-1 and STW-2,and the CHINASAT-1 domesticcommunications satellite.Nowthere are three domestic communi-cations satellites in orbit,whichhave worked normally up to now.     

Super View-1 03/04 Launched Atop LM-2D

正China launched Super View-1 03/04,a pair of satellites,with a LM-2D carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:24 Beijing time on January 9,2018.The networking operation of 01/02 and 03/04 satellites marks the completion of the first phase of China’s     

LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 Puts Six BeiDou Satellites into Space

正At 12:23 Beijing time on October 15 and 22:07 Beijing time on September 19, two LM-3B/Yuanzheng 1 launch vehicles lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, putting the39th and 40th BeiDou satellites and the 37th and 38th BeiDou satellites of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) into their predetermined orbits respectively. The two pairs of BeiDou satellites are the 13th-16th satellites of the BeiDou global