China successfully launched a space environment-monitoring rocket Saturday morning from the southern island province of Hainan as part of the nation’s key “Meridian Project.”<\/p>\n
The rocket was sent into space at 7 a.m. from a launch site in Hainan, said a statement from the Center for Space Science and Applied Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).<\/p>\n
“The successful launch test will play an important role in the country’s research on the independent monitoring of the space environment and safeguarding the security of space activities,” it said.<\/p>\n
The rocket is the first of its kind for the “Meridian Project,” which is a ground-based network program to monitor the solar-terrestrial space environment and has been supported by the Chinese government.<\/p>\n
The project consists of a chain of ground-based observatories with multiple instruments, including magnetometers and various radar. The chain is mainly located in the neighborhood of 120 degrees East Longitude and 30 degrees North Latitude.<\/p>\n
The statement said the project would enhance the country’s innovative capabilities in space technology.<\/p>\n
Saturday’s launch used the Tianying-3C rocket, provided by the Academy of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Other systems were developed by the CAS.<\/p>\n
Scientists are currently analyzing data received from the rocket. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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