Author Topic: China's space program (Read 704698 times)

Satori · « **Reply #20 on:** 04/24/2008 12:59 pm »

From Xinhua,

China says significant progress in lunar rover research.

Shanghai's own moon vehicle passes test.

Jirka Dlouhy · « **Reply #21 on:** 05/05/2008 08:14 pm »

China Satellite Navigation System Planned for 2010

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/080505-busmon-china-beidou.html

Jirka Dlouhy · « **Reply #22 on:** 05/05/2008 08:20 pm »

Transparency Crucial to Chinese International Space Role

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/aw050508p2.xml&headline=Transparency%20Crucial%20to%20Chinese%20International%20Space%20Role

summit · « **Reply #23 on:** 05/06/2008 02:59 pm »

Considering the thema of this part, I think that the most critical part od the chinese space program before 2010 is the building of the new space center in Hainan.

summit · « **Reply #24 on:** 05/07/2008 08:34 am »

China Satellite Navigation System Planned for 2010
By Peter B. de Selding, Toulouse, France
Space News Staff Writer
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/080505-busmon-china-beidou.html

Chinese satellite navigation officials say they intend to field an operational system covering all of Asia by 2010, but they are giving few details on the deployment plans for their global system. In addition China has yet to complete frequency coordination with the United States, Europe, Russia and others.

In presentations April 23 here at the Toulouse Space Show, these Chinese officials nonetheless said their global Compass/Beidou system would be fully compatible with the U.S. GPS, European Galileo and Russian Glonass global navigation constellations.

Like GPS, Galileo and Glonass, Beidou/Compass would be free of direct user charges but also feature an encrypted signal for authorized users only, presumably including the Chinese military.

Chengqi Ran, vice director of the China Satellite Navigation Project Center, said the secure Beidou/Compass signal would be "a highly reliable signal dedicated to complex situations."

Beidou/Compass is designed to feature five satellites in geostationary orbit and 30 satellites in medium Earth orbit. Ran and Xiaohan Liao, a deputy director at China's Ministry of Science and Technology, said the first of the medium Earth orbit satellites, launched in April 2007, is functioning well but is still the subject of in-orbit validation.

Liao said China intends to operate a Wide Area Precise Pointing system using geostationary satellites. China operates three Beidou/Compass satellites in geostationary orbit. Liao said the wide-area coverage, to include all of Asia, should be in operation by 2010.

Liao said China wants to ensure that the growing population of GPS users in China will have a smooth transition from GPS-only devices to devices that receive both GPS and Beidou/Compass signals. He said the market for GPS gear in China is expected to reach around $5 billion in 2010.

China's intentions for Beidou/Compass remain a subject of concern in the United States, Europe, Russia and Japan, according to government officials representing those countries at the Toulouse Space Show.

China's plans for an Asian regional system are the most immediate concern to Japanese authorities, who are developing their own regional system, called the Quazi Zenith Satellite System, because its three satellites will be in a highly elliptical orbit whose apogee will be over Japan and Asia.

Satoshi Kogure, associate senior engineer at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Japanese Agency, said some in Japan fear the Chinese system and think "this is an important issue for Japanese national security."

Kogure said China and Japan have had few, if any, talks about their respective systems, although both nations are members of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems. This committee is next scheduled to meet in December in Pasadena, Calif.

"All the [satellite system] provider nations have agreed in principle" to seek maximum compatibility and interoperability among the different systems to permit users to take maximum benefit from the proliferation of satellites now planned, said Anthony Russo, deputy director of the U.S. National Coordination Office for Space-based Positioning, Navigation and Timing. "But a lot of details still need to be worked."

Europe's Galileo managers are actively seeking Chinese clarification on plans for Beidou/Compass so European engineers can freeze their plans for the signal structure of Galileo this year, when contracts for the satellites are scheduled to be signed.

"Our position with the Chinese is that we need to make sure we all have the same understanding of the problem," said Paul Verhoef, head of the Galileo unit at the European Commission, which is financing Galileo's development. "It has taken the Chinese awhile for them to realize that it is in their interest to [coordinate signals and other compatibility issues] if they want to be in this community of providers."

Verhoef noted that when the U.S., Russian, Chinese and European medium Earth navigations are added together, there could be 120 operational navigation satellites in medium Earth orbit by the middle of the next decade — plus the three Japanese elliptical satellites.

Related link: http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/080505-busmon-china-beidou.html

summit · « **Reply #25 on:** 05/07/2008 08:40 am »

Satori · « **Reply #26 on:** 05/22/2008 05:12 pm »

In a article published in July 2005 on The Star Online with the title "China counts down for own Kamikaze mission", journalist Paul Radford spoke about China plans to launch a unmanned space mission like the Deep Impact US probe.

There was no schedule mentioned on the article but I wonder if anyone else has any other information about this plans? (I have no old like for the article but I can send a copy if anyone is interested).

Satori · « **Reply #27 on:** 08/16/2008 11:19 am »

From Shangai Daily, China all primed for first manned space station.

Rusty_Barton · « **Reply #28 on:** 09/08/2008 05:46 pm »

Here is a webpage full of pictures related to Shenzhou 6
http://pic.people.com.cn/GB/42592/3761664.html

Another webpage related to the Shenzhou 6 flight
http://scitech.people.com.cn/GB/25509/53955/index.html

Satori · « **Reply #29 on:** 09/14/2008 03:37 pm »

From Xinhua, Aerospace exhibition held in Guilin.

Satori · « **Reply #30 on:** 09/14/2008 04:00 pm »

It's the first time I see this video...

Long March explodes over Xichang China

"http://www.youtube.com/v/72a2NIGZ8h8&hl=en&fs=1"

hesidu · « **Reply #31 on:** 09/14/2008 04:28 pm »

I guess it was the LM-2E launched in Jan, 26th 1995.

Rusty_Barton · « **Reply #32 on:** 09/14/2008 11:14 pm »

Long March-III rocket accident Feb.15.1996

Video shows night time rocket launch, going off course, exploding
and damage in nearby town the next day.

osiossim · « **Reply #33 on:** 09/15/2008 08:40 am »

Quote from: Rusty_Barton on 09/14/2008 11:14 pm

Long March-III rocket accident Feb.15.1996

Video shows night time rocket launch, going off course, exploding
and damage in nearby town the next day.

Where are the videos?

Rusty_Barton · « **Reply #34 on:** 09/16/2008 11:51 am »

Quote from: osiossim on 09/15/2008 08:40 am

Where are the videos?

The link is embedded in my original message. Your browser must be having trouble viewing it. When I try to just list the URL alone, the page embeds the video instead.

The video is on YouTube under the title, "Long March 3B Accident".
Do a search for that title at www.youtube.com

Satori · « **Reply #35 on:** 09/30/2008 02:06 pm »

Does anyone has any information regarding the fate of the KT-1 and KT-2 launch vehicle program?

Satori · « **Reply #36 on:** 10/16/2008 06:19 pm »

China will launch a communications satellite for Pakistan in 2011. See (from Xinhua) China to deliver telecom satellite to Pakistan.

Satori · « **Reply #37 on:** 10/31/2008 10:03 am »

Can someone please help me in translating this http://www.spacechina.com/xwzx_zyxw_Details.shtml?recno=57599 (I have used the Babel Fish but I'm still confused)?

Is this just the story of the team that prepares the rockets for launch or are they preparing another launch from Taiyuan?

Thanks!

wbhh · « **Reply #38 on:** 11/01/2008 12:47 pm »

Quote from: Satori on 10/31/2008 10:03 am

Can someone please help me in translating this http://www.spacechina.com/xwzx_zyxw_Details.shtml?recno=57599 (I have used the Babel Fish but I'm still confused)?

Is this just the story of the team that prepares the rockets for launch or are they preparing another launch from Taiyuan?

Thanks!

It's a humdrum story about SJ6E and SJ6F launch preparation.

The first part is about new launch station in Taiyuan, the second part is about challenge from temperature changing.

wbhh · « **Reply #39 on:** 11/01/2008 12:54 pm »

maybe this is an early research about space plane