Beidou joins global rescue data network COSPAS-SARSAT
24 November 2017
China's domestically developed navigation satellite system Beidou has been included in a global network that collects and distributes data for search and rescue missions, the Chinese Ministry of Transport said on 23 November. Beidou will be part of the International Cospas-Sarsat Programme, a nonprofit, intergovernmental and humanitarian cooperative with 44 members, including the United States, Canada, Russia and China.
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"Roadmap for the Development of the Space Transportation System 2017-2045"
17 November 2017
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation CASC has revealed its long-term roadmap for rocket development up to 2045 in support of the country's space exploration program. CASC plans a fleet of nuclear carrier rockets and reusable hybrid-power carriers by the mid-2040s. They will be ready for regular, large scale interplanetary flights, and carrying out commercial exploration and exploitation of natural resources by the mid-2040s.
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China will launch ESA's latest Technology CubeSat in February 2018
23 November 2017
GomX-4B, ESA’s latest and largest technology-testing CubeSat, will be launched from China early next year, together with the near-identical GomX-4A. The pair will test intersatellite communication links and propulsion while orbiting up to 4500 km apart.
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China launches three commercial remote sensing satellites
21 November 2017
China launched three remote sensing satellites on 21 November at 12:50 p.m. from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province. The three satellites - Jilin-1 04, Jilin-1 05 and Jilin-1 06 - carried cameras designed to improve observation capability to promote commercial use for the remote sensing industry. It was the third launch of the Jilin-1 satellite family, a remote sensing system of more than 60 satellites developed by Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd.
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Long March 6 lofts 3 satellites into orbit
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