How are Chinese rockets assembled?
12 April 2022
Chinese science blogger Uncle Rocket is visiting the General Rocket Assembly Facility in Tianjin where the rocket components are assembled and tested.
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Understanding China's Latest Medium-Lift Rocket: The CZ-6A
12 April 2022
Jean Deville explained in this episode of the Dongfang Hour Space Updates! the latest addition to China's new generation of Long March rockets. He focuses on the second new rocket that China has inaugurated in 2022: the SAST-developed Long March 6A - CZ-6A and gives an in-depth insight into the technicalities.
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Progress in Beidou Utilisation
12 April 2022
As of the end of 2021, more than 7.9 million vehicles had been equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS); nearly 8,000 sets of BeiDou terminals of various types had been used in the railway sector; over 100,000 agricultural machines had been equipped with self-driving system based on the BDS; and the output value of downstream operation and service links, including health care, epidemic prevention and sterilization, remote monitoring and online services, reached nearly 200 billion RMB (31.4 billion USD). BDS is employed to provide precise positioning and timing information for all kinds of intelligent machines to help them perceive the surrounding environment and make decisions properly. A big number of users in ASEAN, South Asia, Eastern Europe, West Asia, Africa and other regions are receiving Beidou-related high-quality services for local economic and social development.
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CZ-7 for launch of TZ-4 arrived at Hainan Island
11 April 2022
The CZ-7 Y5 rocket, which will launch the new Tianzhou cargo craft to the CSS, arrived at Wenchang launch site on Hainan Island on 11 April. The rocket, alongside the Tianzhou 4 cargo spacecraft that has already been transported to the Wenchang Space Launch Site, will be assembled and tested on site. Facilities at the launch site are in good condition and preparations for all systems involved in the mission are proceeding smoothly, CMSA reported.
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