19 August 2020
China plans to launch two Haiyang satellites in the coming months for marine research and observation. Jiang Xingwei, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and former director of the National Satellite Ocean Application Service, said in a statement published by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp on 17 August that HY-2C will be launched in September and HY-3A in November. In 2021, two oceanographic research satellites will be launched, he said, adding that Chinese scientists are also developing seven new satellites for marine science and applications.
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18 August 2020
Farmers in Hanggin Banner in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region equip lead ox of a larger herd with collars have chips that can transmit and receive location signals. The signals from the collar are connected to an app on the mobile phone of the farmer so that he can check the location of the animal over real-time video. A solar panel on the collar keeps the device charged. Telephoto cameras installed on high ground along the area's pastures are controlled remotely to record and transmit videos to his phone. Herdsmen in Ordos use the system to control water pumps, fueled by solar power
pastures located to the west of the Kubuqi Desert, cover 266 hectares. The harsh environment makes grazing tough.
He bought two collars for about 12,000 yuan ($1,730) each, and a water pump-control system for about 4,000 yuan in 2017.
"It's a bit expensive for herdsmen, but I think it's worth it," he said.
modernize animal husbandry
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13 August 2020
The lander and rover of the Chang'e 4 probe have resumed work for the 21st lunar day on the far side of the Moon. The lander woke up on 13 August at 14:54 BJT while the rover awoke on 12 August at 20:34 BJT. Both are in normal working condition, according to the Lunar Exploration and Space Programme Centre of the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
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The 5th batch of Chang'e 4 scientific data released on 10 August
Data from the lander's Low Frequency Spectrometer, the rover's Panoramic Camera, the rover's Lunar penetrating radar as well as its Visible and Near-Infrared Imaging Spectrometer were released on the website of CLEP's Data Release and Information Service System.
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10 August 2020
Space-tracking ship Yuanwang 5 returned after 58 days in the Pacific Ocean to port on 09 August, after completing the latest missions of monitoring the launch of Tianwen 1 and the APSTAR-6D telecommunication satellite. After docking at the port, crew members will rest, examine facilities, and replenish supplies for upcoming missions, including the Chang'e 5 lunar sample return mission, sources with the country's satellite maritime tracking and controlling authorities said.
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13 August 2020
Xingyun-2 01 and 02, two satellites for China's space-based Internet of Things (IoT) project, have established two-way communication with complete link process and stable telemetry, achieving a breakthrough in inter-satellite laser communication for the country's space-based IoT constellation. The laser communication payload of each satellite weighs 6.5 kg and consumes 80 Watt. The satellites, developed by the Xingyun Satellite Co. under the China Space Sanjiang Group Co. Ltd, were the first satellites of China's space-based IoT project. They were launched on 12 May.
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04 August 2020
Physicists in China are beginning to return to the lab following the COVID-19 pandemic, but many of their projects face delays, as Ling Xin reports for Physics World. She also spoke space scientists like Shaolin Xiong, an astrophysicist at the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP), Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Principal Investigator of the GECAM space science mission (Gravitational-wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor), which is scheduled for launch by the end of the year. Also, she could get hold of Bertrand Cordier of the Saclay Nuclear Research Centre in France, who coordinates the French involvement in SVOM (Space Variable Objects Monitor), the French-Chinese joint gamma-ray telescope.
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