{"id":37583,"date":"2020-05-29T22:41:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T14:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/long-march-11-launches-out-of-xichang-for-the-first-time\/"},"modified":"2020-05-29T22:41:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T14:41:57","slug":"long-march-11-launches-out-of-xichang-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/long-march-11-launches-out-of-xichang-for-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Long March 11 launches out of Xichang for the first time."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>China has conducted the first launch of its solid-fuelled quick-reaction Long March-11 launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday. Carrying two new technology test satellites, Xinjishu Shiyan-G and Xinjishu Shiyan-H, the launch took place at 20:13 UTC.<\/p>\n<p>The new technology test satellites were developed by the Shanghai Institute of Microsatellite Innovation, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Xinjishu Shiyan-G), and the National University of Defence Technology (Xinjishu Shiyan-H).<\/p>\n<p>As with the previous satellites, the new satellites will be used to carry out inter-satellite link networking and new ground observation technology tests in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>Previous satellites in the series were launched on February 19, 2020. That mission orbited four satellites \u2013 named Xinjishu Shiyan-C to F, XJS-C and D \u2013 made by SAST, XJS-E by the Harbin Inst of Tech. and XJS-F by CAST\u2019s DFH Satellite Co., Ltd. (DFHSat).<\/p>\n<p>When the launch was first announced, it was noted the launcher would use a 2.5-meter-diameter fairing for the first time and that would use a highly integrated and highly intelligent information launch platform, with the rapid launch capability reaching a new level of development.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1266470980958015493&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasaspaceflight.com%2F2020%2F05%2Flong-march-11-launches-out-of-xichang-for-the-first-time%2F&amp;sessionId=1a039e75db8dbe0377a9729f848283d192a5e5fb&amp;siteScreenName=NASASpaceflight&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-14=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-21=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1266470980958015493\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1783498717727332267=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4cc.svg\">\uff1aLaunch media thread!<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude80\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f680.svg\">\uff1aLong March 11<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\udef0\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f6f0.svg\">\uff1aCX-6-01<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff and launch success confirmed!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\u2139\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/2139.svg\">\uff1a https:\/\/t.co\/mUT6H1LVEb pic.twitter.com\/VmRahAQMb6<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LaunchStuff (@LaunchStuff) May 29, 2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is expected that 2020 will still see four launches using the Long March-11 rocket, the Long March-11H version, from a maritime launch platform.<\/p>\n<p>This was the ninth launch of the Long March-11, including the CZ-11H version launched from a maritime launch platform.<\/p>\n<p>The Long March-11 (Chang Zheng-11) is a small solid-fuelled quick-reaction launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) to provide an easy to operate quick-reaction launch vehicle, that can remain in storage for long period and to provide a reliable launch on short notice.<\/p>\n<p>Rocket building kits<path d=\"M7.59009 18.59L9.00009 20L17.0001 12L9.00009 4L7.59009 5.41L14.1701 12\" style=\"animation: initial !important; 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At launch it develops 120.000 kg\/f, launching a 350 kg cargo into a 700 km SSO. The CZ-11 can use two types of fairing with 1.6 meters or 2.0 meters.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66872\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSF-2020-05-30-01-46-04-399.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1567\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSF-2020-05-30-01-46-04-399.jpg 1567w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSF-2020-05-30-01-46-04-399-350x196.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSF-2020-05-30-01-46-04-399-625x350.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSF-2020-05-30-01-46-04-399-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSF-2020-05-30-01-46-04-399-1170x655.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1567px) 100vw, 1567px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-66872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinese State Media photo of the fairing<\/p>\n<p>LM-11\u2019s first launch took place on September 25, 2015, when successfully orbited four satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.<\/p>\n<p>The CZ-11 can also be launched from a maritime launch platform using the CZ-11H version.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"widget-title penci-border-arrow\">See Also<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Chinese Forum Section<\/li>\n<li>65 Launch Vehicle Manuals (L2)<\/li>\n<li>Click here to Join L2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The maritime launch platform is owned and run by an unnamed Chinese maritime engineering company. The platform is roughly 110 x 80 m in size, equipped with a 15.5 m high TEL.<\/p>\n<p>On its first use, the platform was anchored at 34.90 deg. N, 121.19 deg. E.<\/p>\n<p>The Xichang Satellite Launch Centre is situated in the Sichuan Province, south-western China and is the country\u2019s launch site for geosynchronous orbital launches.<\/p>\n<p>Equipped with two launch pads (LC2 and LC3), the center has a dedicated railway and highway lead directly to the launch site.<\/p>\n<p>The Command and Control Centre is located seven kilometers south-west of the launch pad, providing flight and safety control during launch rehearsal and launch.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C3075856-988B-4143-B227-07195E306444-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"967\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C3075856-988B-4143-B227-07195E306444-1.jpeg 967w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C3075856-988B-4143-B227-07195E306444-1-350x216.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C3075856-988B-4143-B227-07195E306444-1-566x350.jpeg 566w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C3075856-988B-4143-B227-07195E306444-1-180x110.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/www.nasaspaceflight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/C3075856-988B-4143-B227-07195E306444-1-768x475.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\">Other facilities on the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre are the Launch Control Centre, propellant fuelling systems, communications systems for launch command, telephone and data communications for users, and support equipment for meteorological monitoring and forecasting.<\/p>\n<p>The first launch from Xichang took place at 12:25UTC on January 29, 1984, when the Chang Zheng-3 (Y1) was launched the Shiyan Weixing (14670 1984-008A) communications satellite into orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The next launch from China will take place on May 31 when the Long March (Y51) rocket will be launched from Jiuquan\u2019s LC43\/94 orbiting the Gaofen-9 (02) remote sensing satellite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China has conducted the first launch of its solid-fuelled quick-reaction Long March-11 launch vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday. Carrying two new technology test satellites, Xinjishu Shiyan-G and Xinjishu Shiyan-H, the launch took place at 20:13 UTC. The new technology test satellites were developed by the Shanghai Institute of Microsatellite Innovation, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[7821,2521],"class_list":["post-37583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-chinese","tag-long-march-11"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37583"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}