Episode 52 of Dongfang Hour China Space News Roundup!
20 September 2021
The 3 topics of this week's reporting by Blaine Curcio and Jean Deville are the return of the Shenzhou 12 crew including its orbital manoeuvres before re-entry, an overview on the activities by commercial space companies like Space Transportation and Orienspace and updates on China's Mars UAV.
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Tianzhou 3 cargo space craft launched
20 September 2021
China launched on 20 September the Tianzhou 3 cargo space craft to deliver supplies to the Tianhe space module. The CZ-7 Y4 rocket, took off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island around 15:00 BJT. Tianzhou 3 will dock with the combination of the space station core module Tianhe and Tianzhou 2 cargo craft later.
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Enhanced Beidou short message service displayed at summit
16 September 2021
An enhanced version of BeiDou short message service was showcased at the 1st International Summit on Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) Applications held in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province on 16 September. The new technology enables two-way communication on mobile phones in areas not covered by ordinary mobile communication signals or when base stations are damaged, which proves useful during earthquake relief, offshore fishing and emergency communication.
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Tianzhou 2 changes docking port
18 September 2021
The cargo craft Tianzhou 2, currently docked to the Tianhe core module, separated from Tianhe's rear docking port on 18 September at 10:25 BJT. TZ-2 then moved to the front docking port and completed an autonoumous rendezvous and docking. The whole process lasted about 4 hours. The Tianhe-TZ-2 orbital infrastruture is in good condition, waiting for docking with the Tianzhou 3 cargo craft and the Shenzhou 13 manned spaceship.
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