China launched land exploration satellite
23 December 2017
China launched a land exploration satellite into a preset orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi desert at 12:14 p.m. Saturday Beijing Time. The satellite is mainly used for remote sensing exploration of land resources. A Long March-2D rocket carried the satellite into space.
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China-Brazil satellite CBERS-4A scheduled for launch in 2019
20 December 2017
An Earth observation satellite jointly developed by China and Brazil is scheduled to be launched into space in 2019, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. The China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite-4A (CBERS-4A) will be launched by a Long March-4B carrier rocket. It will be the sixth satellite to be launched in the Earth resource satellite cooperation programme between the two sides, following the satellites CBERS-1, 2, 2B, 3, and 4.
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China solicits messages to be sent to Moon
20 December 2017
China will solicit 20,000 messages which will be sent into space by a relay satellite for the Chang'e 4 lunar probe, according to China's Lunar and Deep Space Exploration Center. The relay satellite will be launched in the first half of 2018 and Chang'e 4 lunar probe in the latter half of next year, according to the center affiliated with the China National Space Administration. People all over the world can follow the WeChat account "slecbj" to submit their wishes from 19 December 2017 to 6 March 2018.
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Alcomsat 1 successfully positioned in geostationary orbit
19 December 2017
Alcomsat 1, Algeria's first communication satellite, was successfully positioned at 24.8 degrees West longitude in geostationary orbit on 18 December. The positioning took place after eight hours of controlled flight conducted by a Chinese control center, paving the way for the satellite's further operation. Alcomsat 1 was launched on 11 December 2017.
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