Chang'e 5-T1 to return to Moon's orbit
05 January 2015
The service module of China's unmanned lunar orbiter Chang'e 5-T1 is scheduled to return to the Moon's orbit in mid-January for more tests to prepare for the country's next lunar probe mission, Chang'e-5. On 4 January, the service module left the Earth-Moon second Lagrange Point (L2) after circling the point while performing additional tests, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) said today.
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China's Beidou navigation system adoption still slow
01 January 2015
China's indigenously developed Beidou Navigation Satellite System has been in service for two years but the adoption of the system has been slow. With a positioning accuracy of 10 meters, a velocity accuracy of 0.2 meters per second and a timing accuracy of 10 nanoseconds, Beidou has become the third major navigation system in the world. Beidou's market share, according to Miao Qianjun, Executive Vice President of the Global Navigation Satellite System and Location-Based Service Association of China, is forecast to reach 20% this year, while production values surrounding the system are set to grow to 200 billion yuan (US$32 billion). But the adoption of Beidou in the auto sector has been slow, as local car companies have not been pushing for the technology as rapidly as other sectors, Miao added.
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China launches meteorological satellite Fengyun-II 08
31 December 2014
A Long March-3A rocket carrying meteorological satellite Fengyun-II 08 blasts off from the launching pad at Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China's Sichuan Province, 31 December 2014. The launch marked the 203rd mission for the Long March rocket family. The satellite will collect meteorological, maritime and hydrological data; and transmit information that will be used for weather forecasting and environment monitoring.
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Xinwei Telecom Technology Chairman Wang Jin behind Nicaragua canal project
28 December 2014
Wang Jin, the 42-year-old enigmatic businessman who is also the chairman and biggest shareholder in Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology is behind Nicaragua's US$50 billion Interoceanic Grand Canal project. Earlier this year, Wang was spreading his reach into space with plans for a network of satellites. He announced in October that one of his companies had launched a test orbiter in September. The move has made Xinwei Telecom Enterprise Group the first private firm to invest in China's space industry.
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