China's video platform Bilibili to launch satellite to promote science
02 June 2020
China's popular video sharing platform Bilibili announced on 1 June that it would launch a remote sensing satellite in late June for the production of popular science content. Bilibili said that the satellite, called "Bilibili Video Satellite", is a gift to people with a curious mind on Children's Day. According to Bilibili, the satellite, like an "eye" that sees the world from space, will look down on Earth in a sun-synchronous orbit more than 500 km from the ground, and can circle Earth 15 times a day. With a three-dimensional imaging function, the satellite can realize high-precision remote sensing of Earth, capture the city lights at night, observe the changes of Earth's aurora, and also observe space objects such as the Moon and Saturn.
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Infographic Report on China’s Orbital Launch Activity
01 June 2020
Bryce Space and Technology is an analytics and engineering firm that partners with technology and advanced R&D clients to provide comprehensive insight and expertise on the space economy. Bryce Space and Technology understands the complex interplay of national security, civil and commercial space programs, technical capabilities, and markets. On 27 May, Bryce Space and Technology published an infographic report on China’s Orbital Launch Activity. The infographic provides foundational data on China’s orbital launch sites and launch vehicles, as well as on the general structure of China’s state-managed space industry.
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New, more powerful Long March 11 rocket in the making
01 June 2020
Engineers have begun to develop an upgraded version of the Long March 11 carrier rocket called the Long March 11A, which they said will be wider and taller than the current model and have greater thrust. The new Long March 11A will be able to send 1.5 tons of payload to a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 kilometers, nearly four times the Long March 11's capacity to that orbit, designers said.
The new model's design work will be finished before the end of this year, and it is expected to make its maiden flight around 2022, said Jin Xin, Deputy Project Manager of the Long March 11 series.
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Expert explains China's first Mars mission planned for launch between July and August
01 June 2020
China plans to launch its first Mars exploration mission Tianwen-1 between July and August, Bao Weimin, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the Science and Technology Commission at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, has told CCTV while sharing details about the mission.
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