06 December 2022
In this episode of the Dongfang Hour channel, Jean Deville has a closer look at Landspace's Zhuque-2 methalox-fueled rocket, discussing the characteristics, its logistics, but also future perspectives including technical challenges and competition.
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10 December 2022
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) published the first batch of scientific data produced by the Gravitational Wave High-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM) mission, launched on 10 December 2020. Among the data published are detailed observations of 75 gamma-ray bursts from January 2021 to May 2022, which can contribute to a multiband, multi-messenger study of the cosmic phenomena for global astronomers. The data was uploaded to the National Space Science Centre's website and is available to the public.
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10 December 2022
China's video sharing website Bilibili released on 10 December the first 2 episodes of the animated adaptation of the Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin. Within hours the movie generated 90 million views on the streaming page. "The Three-Body Problem" is the first book in a sci-fi trilogy that revolves around physicist Ye Wenjie's contact with the Trisolaran civilization existing in a three-sun system, and the centuries-long clashes that follow between earthlings and the aliens. Film, television and radio adaptations of the critically acclaimed trilogy have been avidly followed by China's online community. In January 2022, the final episode of the Chinese audio drama "Three-Body" was released on the online audio-sharing platform Ximalaya, where it received great acclaim from internet users.
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09 December 2022
CALT launched a Smart Dragon 3 rocket from the Yellow Sea on 09 December, placing 14 satellites into the planned orbit.
The commercial rocket blasted off at 14:35 h BJT. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre conducted the offshore launch mission.
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10 December 2022
The Smart Dragon 3 (SD-3) carrier rocket made its debut flight at the Yellow Sea on 09 December, sending 14 commercial satellites into orbit. According to its developer, the new solid-propellant spacecraft has not only provided more capacity options for commercial launches but also advanced the country's development of this type of rocket to a new level.
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08 December 2022
Scientists from Saudi Arabia will soon have the opportunity to carry out an experiment aboard China's Tiangong space station that is expected to help with the design and production of high-efficiency solar cells. According to an agreement signed in March 2021 by the Saudi Space Commission and China Manned Space Agency, the Saudi experiment will focus on studying the effects of cosmic rays on the performance of high-efficiency solar cells.
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09 December 2022
Gaofen 5-01A, was launched on 9 December at 02:31 BJT aboard a CZ-2D rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre and entered its planned 705 km orbit successfully. Gaofen 5-01A is a hyperspectral satellite that will be used for remote sensing and applications in diverse fields, such as pollution reduction, environmental monitoring, natural resource surveys, and climate change studies. The satellite will help improve the country's hyperspectral observation capacity in areas such as environmental protection, land, weather, agriculture, and disaster alleviation.
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