29 May 2022
The CZ-2F rocket with the Shenzhou 14 on top was transferred from the assembly facility to the launch pad in preparation for the upcoming human mission to the CSS. The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned, said the CMSA.
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29 May 2022
The CZ-5 Y3 for the launch of the Wentian module for the CSS arrived on 29 May at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre on Hainan Island. The containers were off-loaded from the Yuan Wang 21 transport vessel at Qinglan port and loaded on special trucks for road transport to Wenchang. The rocket will be assembled with the Wentian module, which arrived earlier. Both components are tested and prepared for launch in July.
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01 June 2022
The Fengyun 3E and Fengyun 4B meteorological satellites along with their ground application systems, began trial operation on 30 May, the China Meteorological Administration reported. FY-3E and FY-4B will provide observation data and application services to global users. FY-3E, launched on 5 July 2021, is a meteorological satellite in early morning orbit for civil service. It will mainly obtain the atmospheric temperature, humidity, and other meteorological parameters for numerical-prediction applications. It will form a network with the FY-3C and FY-3D to provide more accurate and faster global weather data.
FY-4B, launched on 3 June 2021. It is China's 1st new-generation meteorological satellite in geostationary orbit. It will operate with the FY-4A to meet the needs of meteorological monitoring and forecasting, disaster prevention, and mitigation for China and the countries along the Belt and Road.
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02 June 2022
On 2 June at 12:00 BJT, a CZ-2C rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre and placed a group of 9 commercial Geely-01 satellites into the preset orbit. Owned by GeeSpace, a subsidiary of Geely Technology Group, the satellites are equipped with multispectral remote-sensing payloads and will work together to demonstrate new technologies. The satellite constellation will be mainly used to research and validate technologies, such as travel services of intelligent connected vehicles, and vehicle/mobile phone and satellite interaction. It will also provide data support for marine environmental protection.
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