03 November 2022
The hour-long transposition operation of the Mengtian space laboratory from an axial port of the Tianhe core module to a radial port was successfully completed on 03 November at 9:32 BJT. The process started with the Mengtian lab module first completing its state setting and followed by the separation from the space station combination. Mengtian next conducted transposition and docked at the side port of the core module's node cabin. This transposition marked the formation of the space station's basic T-shape configuration. The SZ-14 crew entered the module at 15:12 BJT.
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05 November 2022
The debris of the CZ-5B Y4 launcher re-entered the atmosphere at about 10:01 UTC (18:01 BJT) on 4 November 2022. The touchdown site was in waters of the south-central Pacific Ocean. Most of the components were destroyed during re-entry.
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04 November 2022
On 4 November, the State Council Information Office issued the White Paper on the Beidou Satellite Navigation System BDS. Titled "China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System in the New Era," the White Paper said that BDS has been built into a world-class navigation system. It laid out how China plans to refine the system by improving its operation management, promoting sustainable development of BDS-based applications, and upgrading its governance in the coming years. China is committed to "building a comprehensive spatiotemporal system that is more extensive, more integrated and more intelligent on the next generation of BDS".
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05 November 2022
On 05 November, China sent the new ChinaSat 19 communications satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. The satellite was launched at 19:50 BJT by a CZ-3B carrier rocket. The satellite will mainly provide communications services for the important routes across the Pacific, the eastern Pacific Ocean and the west coast of North America.
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