{"id":16894,"date":"2014-10-27T23:17:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T15:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/china-launches-third-space-mission-in-a-week\/"},"modified":"2014-10-27T23:17:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T15:17:05","slug":"china-launches-third-space-mission-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/china-launches-third-space-mission-in-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"China launches third space mission in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-489\" style=\"width: 621px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-489\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/133746055_14144017189481n.jpg\" alt=\"A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 0659 GMT (2:59 a.m. EDT; 2:59 p.m. Beijing time) Monday with a Chinese military satellite. Credit: Xinhua\" width=\"621\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/133746055_14144017189481n.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/133746055_14144017189481n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/133746055_14144017189481n-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 0659 GMT (2:59 a.m. EDT; 2:59 p.m. Beijing time) Monday with a Chinese military satellite. Credit: Xinhua<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>China put an experimental Shijian military satellite into orbit Monday on top of a Long March rocket, marking the third Chinese space launch in a week.<\/p>\n<p>The Shijian 11-08 spacecraft lifted off at 0659 GMT (2:59 a.m. EDT) Monday from the Jiuquan launch base in northwest China\u2019s Gobi desert, riding a Long March 2C rocket into a sun-synchronous orbit 430 miles above Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The two-stage liquid-fueled rocket blasted off at 2:59 p.m. Beijing time, according to China\u2019s state-run Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n<p>China did not officially announce plans for the launch in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Xinhua reported the satellite will conduct scientific experiments in space, revealing no other details about the mission\u2019s purpose.<\/p>\n<p>According to Xinhua, the spacecraft was developed by China Spacesat Co. Ltd. under the supervision of the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.<\/p>\n<p>The payload launched Monday is the eighth member of the Shijian 11 satellite series to go into space since 2009, and the third Shijian 11 spacecraft to launch this year.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts believe the Shijian 11 satellites might be part of an early warning constellation to demonstrate missile detection for the Chinese military.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s mission was the third Chinese space launch in a week, coming after the Oct. 20 liftoff of the Chinese military\u2019s Yaogan 22 reconnaissance satellite and the Oct. 23 launch of a demonstrator probe on a looping flight around the moon and back to Earth to verify technologies for use on a planned mission to retrieve and return lunar samples.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the launch of Shijian 11-08 marked the ninth Chinese space launch of 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 0659 GMT (2:59 a.m. EDT; 2:59 p.m. Beijing time) Monday with a Chinese military satellite. Credit: Xinhua China put an experimental Shijian military satellite into orbit Monday on top of a Long March rocket, marking the third Chinese space launch in a week. 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