27 September 2017
Shenzhou 10 taikonaut, Wang Yaping, was speaking at the InnoTech Expo at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, on 26 September. She said her dream was to return to space and explore further into unchartered territory. “Hong Kong people will definitely have opportunities to join the nation’s space missions in the future,” the 37-year-old said. “The country currently has two batches of astronauts. All are military pilots from the air force. But we’re now recruiting the third batch … and we also select from scientists and researchers.”
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29 September 2017
AsiaSat 9 comsat was successfully launched onboard a Proton-M rocket on 29 September 2017 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The satellite is AsiaSat’s next generation satellite, planned to replace AsiaSat 4 at 122 degrees East Longitude. AsiaSat 9 is a Space Systems Loral 1300 satellite equipped with 28 C-band and 32 Ku-band transponders, and a Ka-band payload. AsiaSat 9, operated by Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat), will provide additional capacity, enhanced power and coverage for DTH, video distribution, private networks and broadband services across the Asia-Pacific region.
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29 September 2017
A 2,000-km quantum communication line opened on 29 September between Beijing and Shanghai. The line is the world's first trunk line of secure quantum telecommunications. The Jing-Hu (Beijing-Shanghai) Trunk Line connects Beijing, Jinan, Hefei, and Shanghai. The line is connected with the world's first quantum satellite, which was launched by China in August last year, through a station in Beijing.
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29 September 2017
China launched three remote sensing satellites on 29 September on a Long March-2C rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Yaogan-30 01 satellites will conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments. The launch is the 251st flight mission of the Long March rocket family.
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