Tag: Jilin 1
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Chang Guang Satellite Unveils Results from World’s Largest Stereo Mapping Satellite Cluster
Commercial space is entering a new phase of large-scale development, with the number of satellites in orbit continuing to rise and applications expanding into an increasingly diverse range of industries. Ultimately, however, the value of the industry is realized through data applications and services. Among these applications, 3D stereo mapping has become an important field…
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China Details Solar System Exploration Plans
In the last few weeks, China has not only conducted several launches — of which one failed — but also detailed its Solar System exploration plans for the next decade, with updated details and target dates for several missions. Chinese Long-Term Solar Exploration Plan At the 74th International Astronautical Congress, China revealed an updated roadmap…
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China launches 16 more Jilin-1 satellites atop Chang Zheng 6
Early on August 10, Earth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 Earth observation satellite constellation and six additional payloads were launched atop a Chinese Chang Zheng 6 rocket. Liftoff occurred at 04:50 UTC from Taiyuan and was confirmed to be a success after deployment. The target orbit for the 16 satellites was a 535 km sun-synchronous…
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Hyperbola-1, China’s first privately-owned rocket, fails in 2nd consecutive return to flight mission
i-Space, a private Chinese launch provider, attempted to return to flight with the Hyperbola-1 (SQX-1) vehicle early Friday morning. The Hyperbola-1 has had a troubling past, failing to deliver its payloads to orbit, now, on three of its four flights. Onboard the rocket was the Jilin-1 Mofang-01A(R), a replacement satellite for the Jilin Mofang-01A, which…
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Cheng Zhang 2D launches from Taiyuan with Jilin-1 satellites
A Cheng Zhang 2D (also known as the Long March 2D) has successfully lifted off from Launch Pad 9 in Taiyuan, China at 10:38 AM Beijing time (02:38 UTC) Thursday, carrying a commercial Jilin-1 Wideband-01C spacecraft and seven other Jilin satellites (HR-03D) satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit. The Jilin-1 constellation, now consisting of 54 Earth…
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China successfully launches satellites from ocean-going platform
A Long March 11 rocket climbs away from a platform in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday. Credit: Xinhua A solid-fueled Long March 11 launcher delivered nine small Chinese Earth observation satellites to orbit Tuesday after firing off a ship positioned in the Yellow Sea. The four-stage rocket blasted off from the De Bo 3 launch…
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Chinese smallsat launcher fails
A Kuaizhou 1A rocket takes off Saturday from the Jiuquan launch base. Credit: CASIC A Chinese small satellite launcher failed after liftoff Saturday, destroying a commercial Earth-imaging payload before it could enter orbit. The Kuaizhou 1A rocket carrying the Jilin 1 Gaofen 02C optical remote sensing satellite lifted off from the Jiuquan space base in…
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New Chinese satellite launcher fails on first flight
This frame from a video of the Kuaizhou 11 launch shows the rocket lifting off from the Jiuquan launch base in northwestern China. Credit: CASIC/CCTV The first flight of the new Chinese Kuaizhou 11 solid-fueled rocket failed to place two small satellites into orbit Friday, and Chinese state media said the cause of the malfunction…
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Argentine smallsats hitch ride with Chinese payloads on Long March rocket
A Long March 2D rocket lifts off from the Taiyuan space base Wednesday with four satellites on-board. Credit: Xinhua Two Earth-imaging microsatellites built and owned by the Argentine company Satellogic launched on a Long March 2D rocket from China Wednesday, sharing a ride into orbit with two Chinese spacecraft. The ÑuSat 7 and 8 satellites…
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Long March 2D launches Kuanfu-1 and co-passengers
China launched another satellite for its Jilin-1 remote sensing constellation orbiting the Kuanfu-1 (Wideband-1) satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on January 15. The launch took place at around 03:02 UTC from the LC9 launch complex using the Long March-2D (Y58) rocket. Together with Jilin-1 Kuanfu-1, the first mission from Taiyuan in 2020 orbited…