China has successfully tested technology that can control the landing sites of falling rocket fairings, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).<\/p>\n
The Long March-2C carrier rocket, developed by CALT, launched a new remote-sensing satellite group from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 8:19 a.m. Monday (Beijing Time).<\/p>\n
The test solved the problem of the structural disintegration of fairings during reentry. It was the first time China landed a fairing using a parachute, laying a solid foundation for future accurately controlled landings of rocket fairings. Its fairing was a material part of the rocket’s nose cone that protected the payload.<\/p>\n
The technology tested in the fairing was a parachute-control electrical and parachute system to monitor the status of the reentry flight in real-time.<\/p>\n
With the new technology, when a fairing falls to a certain height and meets the conditions suitable for parachute deployment, the parachute opens to decelerate the fairing.<\/p>\n
At a certain height of descent, a fairing will discard its drag chute, open its parafoil, and initiate deceleration a second time. During its slowdown, it will land in a safe area in a controlled manner.<\/p>\n
CALT said the technology was able to reduce the fairing’s original projected landing area by more than 80 percent, which significantly improved safety and reduced evacuation pressure in the area.<\/p>\n
The Long March-2C rocket series research team plans to continue testing the controlled fairing landing technology in launch missions next year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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