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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Chinese Launchers => Topic started by: starbase on 09/26/2020 10:37 am
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I recently read about this mission for the first time:
A Chinese company says that they’ll be launching an asteroid-mining robot by November.
Origin Space is a private company based in Beijing. Though they’re calling this an “asteroid mining robot,” it’s really a pre-cursor mission to actual mining. In reality, NEO-1 as it’s called, will be testing technologies aimed at the eventual mining of asteroids.
According to multiple news sources, NEO-1 will be launched on a Chinese Long March rocket as a secondary payload. The small, 30 kg (66 lbs) spacecraft will enter a 500 km altitude, Sun-synchronous orbit around Earth. In an interview with IEEE Spectrum, Yu Tianhong, an Origin Space co-founder, said that “The goal is to verify and demonstrate multiple functions such as spacecraft orbital maneuver, simulated small celestial body capture, intelligent spacecraft identification and control.”
It remains to be seen what progress the little NEO-1 will make, and if it’ll bring China any closer to actually mining an asteroid. The whole endeavour of asteroid mining is fraught with problems and difficulties. Still, the spacecraft might make some progress in testing technologies. Think of it as a prospector instead of a miner.
Back in 2014, the Chinese government got in on the space mining idea and decided to open up the industry. This led to a blossoming of private companies focused on space resources, who developed rockets and small satellites. Origin Space was established in 2017.
NEO-1 isn’t Origin Space’s only development. They’re planning on launching a sort of “mini-Hubble” space telescope. Its job will be to observe and monitor asteroids, and to identify candidates for utilization. It’s called Yuanwang-1 (‘Look up-1’), and is being built for Origin Space by DFH Satellite Co., Ltd, which is part of China’s state-owned space industry.
Then there’s NEO-2. It’ll be heading for the Moon sometime in 2021-2022. NEO-2 will execute a landing on the Moon, according to Origin Space, but the exact details of the mission are still being developed. NASA recently announced that they’ll buy Moon rocks and regolith from private companies, so maybe that’ll be part of NEO-2’s mission.
Source: https://www.universetoday.com/147878/chinese-asteroid-mining-robot-due-to-launch-in-november/
Other sources: https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/china-to-launch-space-mining-bot
https://www.inceptivemind.com/chinese-company-launch-first-space-mining-robot/15365/
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Sounds like they are following Planetary Resource technology map. Unfortunately for PR's business plan didn't workout.
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I recently read about this mission for the first time:
... It’s called Yuanwang-1 (‘Look up-1’), and is being built for Origin Space by DFH Satellite Co., Ltd, which is part of China’s state-owned space industry...
Source: https://www.universetoday.com/147878/chinese-asteroid-mining-robot-due-to-launch-in-november/
Other sources: https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/china-to-launch-space-mining-bot
https://www.inceptivemind.com/chinese-company-launch-first-space-mining-robot/15365/
Thank you for sharing the sources. One little remark: The correct translation of the satellite named "Look up-1" is Yangwang-1 (仰望一号).
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China launch schedule
2021
June 20 - CZ-2D - JSLC, LC43/94 - ??, Haisi-2/Yangwang-1
May 30
What is this satellite? What is the source?
I found Haisi-1 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/haisi-1.htm) on Gunter's Page.
It launched December 22, 2020, 04:37 UTC.
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June 11 (UTC)
Launch from Taiyuan?
A1194/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3317N10949E012
A) ZLHW B) 2106110256 C) 2106110318
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N330513E1095150-N330748E1093922-N332848E1094536-N332613E1095805
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Issue Date UTC: 06/07/2021 1233
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NOTAMS:
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Spacecraft ID is tentative based on info at https://9ifly.spacety.com/thread-94163-1-1.html .
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Full name: 北京系列3代星 : Beijing series generation 3 satellite
Earth observation satellite with an announced resolution of 0.5m
Co-developed by 21 Century Aerospace Technology Co. and DFH Satellite Co.
(source: 9ifly & https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vGCoQ6Gz9iVjuOmPxhAP6w (https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vGCoQ6Gz9iVjuOmPxhAP6w))
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In the same 9ifly thread (https://9ifly.spacety.com/thread-94163-4-1.html) a new message refers to this satellite as Hisea-2, as an ideal successor of the Hisea-1 satellite launched during the Long March 8 maiden flight in December 2020. You can find a poster of the satellite below, with a shape matching the one of the satellite previously refferred to as "Beijing 3" in the same 9ifly thread.
Do you remember that four months ago, Xiamen University successfully launched a small synthetic aperture radar satellite - "Hesse-1", which can tell you how strong the wind is and how high the waves are!
As you know, its brother, "Hesse-2", a small high-resolution multi-spectral aqua satellite, will soon be launched in June of Xiamen University’s centennial anniversary !
It will take you to overlook the rivers, lakes and the sea, and tell you that the water is turbid and the plants can flourish?
"Haisi 2" was initiated by Xiamen University and jointly developed by aerospace Dongfanghong Co., Ltd., Fujian Tendering and Procurement Group Co., Ltd., Sanming Investment Group, and the Second Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Why is it called " HISEA-2 "?
"Hi, Sea!" The sea silk series of small satellites are named "海丝" because Xiamen University is located in Fujian, the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road; its English name HISEA is derived from the homophony of the southern Fujian dialect "海丝", and It coincides with "Hi, Sea!", which means greeting the sea; it is also the abbreviation of the full English name of the high-resolution multispectral small satellite:
High Resolution Water Color Imager.
Because of the "Hi Sea", everyone loves it. The silk brothers simply called HISEA regardless of the radar star or the aqua star, and they were only distinguished by the order of appearance and the use of digital codes.
(Sorry for the bad translation but, you know, Google Translate)
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In the same 9ifly thread (https://9ifly.spacety.com/thread-94163-4-1.html) a new message refers to this satellite as Hisea-2, as an ideal successor of the Hisea-1 satellite launched during the Long March 8 maiden flight in December 2020. You can find a poster of the satellite below, with a shape matching the one of the satellite previously refferred to as "Beijing 3" in the same 9ifly thread.
Do you remember that four months ago, Xiamen University successfully launched a small synthetic aperture radar satellite - "Hesse-1", which can tell you how strong the wind is and how high the waves are!
As you know, its brother, "Hesse-2", a small high-resolution multi-spectral aqua satellite, will soon be launched in June of Xiamen University’s centennial anniversary !
It will take you to overlook the rivers, lakes and the sea, and tell you that the water is turbid and the plants can flourish?
"Haisi 2" was initiated by Xiamen University and jointly developed by aerospace Dongfanghong Co., Ltd., Fujian Tendering and Procurement Group Co., Ltd., Sanming Investment Group, and the Second Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Why is it called " HISEA-2 "?
"Hi, Sea!" The sea silk series of small satellites are named "海丝" because Xiamen University is located in Fujian, the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road; its English name HISEA is derived from the homophony of the southern Fujian dialect "海丝", and It coincides with "Hi, Sea!", which means greeting the sea; it is also the abbreviation of the full English name of the high-resolution multispectral small satellite:
High Resolution Water Color Imager.
Because of the "Hi Sea", everyone loves it. The silk brothers simply called HISEA regardless of the radar star or the aqua star, and they were only distinguished by the order of appearance and the use of digital codes.
(Sorry for the bad translation but, you know, Google Translate)
Different launch sites supposedly per the information we have and rockets are at both SLC's:
2021:
June 11 (~03:00) - CZ-2D - TSLC, LC9 - Beijing-3
June 17 (TBC) - CZ-2F/G (Y12) - JSLC, LC43/91 - Shenzhou-12
June 18 - CZ-2C - XSLC, LC3 - Yaogan-30 Group-09
June 20 - CZ-2D - JSLC, LC43/94 - ??, Haisi-2/Yangwang-1
June - KZ-1A (Y4) - JSLC - Jilin-1 Gaofen-02D
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Haisi-1 was a secondary payload on the inaugural CZ-8 launch in 2020 (launch thread (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=50147.0)).
Which is correct, Haisi or Hisea? What does the name mean?
Satellite name in Chinese is 海丝一号 which has the transliteration Haisi Yihao or Haisi 1. Google gives a translation of Sea Silk One.
Both are.
Hi Sea seems to be the initial name. 海丝 sounds equally and contains hai='sea'. Haisi is the transcription of 海丝.
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Any relationship to the Beijing-1 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/china-dmc.htm) satellite?
If so, what happened to "Beijing-2"?
EDIT June 10
See reply posts below.
Beijing-2 = DMC-3 1, 2, 3 (Triplesat) (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/uk-dmc-3.htm) = SSTL-S1 1, 2, 3
Launch: July 10, 2015, 16:28 UTC (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36727.0)
Also SSTL-S1 4 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/uk-dmc-3.htm)
Launch: September 16, 2018, 16:38 UTC (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=46022.0)
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Any relationship to the Beijing-1 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/china-dmc.htm) satellite?
If so, what happened to "Beijing-2"?
First Generation, Second Generation and Third Generation (current).
2nd either goes by a different name, might have been lost in a rocket failure or will launch at a later date.
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Any relationship to the Beijing-1 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/china-dmc.htm) satellite?
If so, what happened to "Beijing-2"?
Beijing-2 is actually the triple satellites of DMC-3 also built by SSTL in the UK (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=36727.0) of which 21AT leased exclusive usage rights for several years.
(https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/d/dmc-3)
RH117 got it wrong.
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NOTAMS:
A1194/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N330513E1095150-N330748E1093922-N332848E1094536-N332613E1095805 BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 11 JUN 02:56 2021 UNTIL 11 JUN 03:18 2021. CREATED: 07 JUN 12:33 2021
A1195/21 - A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY: N301901E1091030-N302328E1084916-N310014E1085931-N305548E1092053 BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA. VERTICAL LIMITS: GND-UNL. GND - UNL, 11 JUN 02:56 2021 UNTIL 11 JUN 03:24 2021. CREATED: 07 JUN 12:34 2021
Spacecraft ID is tentative based on info at https://9ifly.spacety.com/thread-94163-1-1.html .
Hello
Please Tell me, Where I can search for NOTAM CHINA INFORMATION?
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On Spaceflightfans.cn (http://www.spaceflightfans.cn/event/long-march-2d-launch-beijing-3-satellite) this satellite is still reported to fly with Beijing-3
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Hello
Please Tell me, Where I can search for NOTAM CHINA INFORMATION?
Go to https://www.notams.faa.gov/dinsQueryWeb/ , insert a set of Chinese ICAO identifiers (e.g. ZBPE ZGJD ZGZU ZHWH ZJSA ZLHW ZPKM ZSHA ZWUQ ZYSH), press View NOTAMs, read the output and filter out the space-related NOTAMs which may exist or not in the moment.
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June 11 (UTC)
Launch from Taiyuan?
A1194/21 NOTAMN
Q) ZLHW/QRTCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/3317N10949E012
A) ZLHW B) 2106110256 C) 2106110318
E) A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA ESTABLISHED BOUNDED BY:
N330513E1095150-N330748E1093922-N332848E1094536-N332613E1095805
BACK TO START. ALL ACFT ARE FORBIDDEN TO FLY INTO THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA.
VERTICAL LIMITS:GND-UNL.
F) GND G) UNL
Issue Date UTC: 06/07/2021 1233
Oh Thank you very much.
now, i'm studying space launch for stage rocket re-entry ;)
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T-17 minutes to launch, image of the rocket ready for take-off on the platform.
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Launch Confirm.
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China launched Long March 2D on June 11 at 03:03 UTC with the Beijing 3 Earth observation satellite into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit.
https://twitter.com/conexionspacial/status/1403189349282373640
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Mission patch.
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In addition to launching the Beijing-3, the Haisi-2, Yangwang-1 and Tianjian Space Test No. 1 were also launched.
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Beijing-3
The Beijing-3 satellite is an agile remote sensing optical satellite developed by Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd. of the Fifth Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology Group. Using the new generation of agile satellite technology, the satellite can quickly obtain high-quality, high-resolution and high-precision ground images, greatly improving the technical level of commercial remote sensing satellites in my country. CAST3000E high-performance agile satellite platform, using ultra-high agility, ultra-high stability, ultra-high-precision technology, autonomous mission planning, in-orbit image processing and other technologies to realize intelligent systems and autonomous continuous imaging. Once the satellite is successfully launched, it can provide a large number of high-resolution remote sensing satellite data and information products for the global market, and provide spatial information support for land and resource management, resource studies agriculture, ecological environment monitoring and urban planning. comprehensive applications.
Haisi-2
The Haisi-2 satellite was invested and jointly developed by Aerospace Dongfanghong and Xiamen University. It is a remote sensing micro-nano optical satellite with the aim of observing the ecological environment of shallow coastal waters and inland waters. It has the advantages of miniaturization, light weight, and The integration feature can be used for the complete observation of the marine ecological environment. It has an important scientific value for marine research. It has a typical technology leadership and demonstration role for the development of satellite ocean remote sensing technology. They can also serve for local economic and social development and disaster prevention The need for disaster reduction.
Yangwang-1
Wangwang-1 was developed by Shenzhen Aerospace Dongfanghong Satellite Co., Ltd. It is the first commercial astronomical satellite in the optical band in China, carrying visible light and ultraviolet wide field of view telescope payload. The satellites primarily conduct multiband observations of asteroid targets, achieve asteroid discovery targets, orbital determination, photometry, etc., and conduct in-depth research on asteroid resources; at the same time, they use wide-field telescopes to achieve efficient multiband survey observations and conduct ultraviolet astronomical observation and research on related astronomical phenomena.
Space Test No. 1
Space Test No. 1 Tianjian satellite is mainly used to carry out testing and verification of new fault injection based satellite health intelligent management technology and serves for related teaching and training. The University of Aerospace Engineering is responsible for general research and development, and the 805 Institute of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group participated in the research.
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CASC official video
https://twitter.com/conexionspacial/status/1403198705063321601
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satélite Wangwang-1 (should read Yangwang-1 - edited by mod.)
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Space Test No. 1
Space Test No. 1 Tianjian satellite is mainly used to carry out testing and verification of new fault injection based satellite health intelligent management technology and serves for related teaching and training. The University of Aerospace Engineering is responsible for general research and development, and the 805 Institute of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group participated in the research.
The "unversity of aerospace engineering" 航天工程大学 Hangtian Gongcheng Daxue is hard to find info on.
https://yz.chsi.com.cn/sch/schoolInfo--schId-367824,categoryId-436810.dhtml explains that it is part of the PLA Aerospace Systems Department and was formerly the PLA Equipment Academy (Zhuangbei xueyuan)
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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-06/11/c_1310002385.htm
China launches four satellites by a Long March-2D rocket
Source: Xinhua| 2021-06-11 12:39:06
TAIYUAN, June 11 (Xinhua) -- China sent four satellites into planned orbits from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province Friday.
The satellites were launched by a Long March-2D rocket at 11:03 a.m. (Beijing Time).
This was the 373rd flight mission of the Long March rocket series, the launch center said.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGxGoAOabDw
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I make out the names of the satellites as
北京三号 (Beijing 3)
海丝二号 (Haisi 2)
仰望一号 (Yangwang 1)
太空试验1号天健 (Taikong Shiyan 1 Tianjian)
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I make out the names of the satellites as
北京三号 (Beijing 3)
海丝二号 (Haisi 2)
仰望一号 (Yangwang 1)
太空试验1号天健 (Taikong Shiyan 1 Tianjian)
That's OK, but it seems that in the latest name Taikong Shiyan 1 is a program name and Tianjian weixing is the satellite name (from tian 'sky' and jian means both 'health' and 'soldier'.
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At this time 4 objects have been cataloged:
2021-050A/48840 in 488 x 502 km x 97.51°
2021-050B/48841 in 488 x 502 km x 97.51°
2021-050C/48842 in 488 x 501 km x 97.51°
2021-050D/48843 in 489 x 503 km x 97.51°
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Launch report from Channel 13
https://tv.cctv.com/2021/06/11/VIDEuLHqNCe6oB3O8LH88Ic8210611.shtml (https://tv.cctv.com/2021/06/11/VIDEuLHqNCe6oB3O8LH88Ic8210611.shtml)
3 S/C (out of 4) are visible on top of CZ-2D upper stage illustration (indicated by my 3 red arrows)
Beijing-3 should be the largest one on top.
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A bit more detailed article from Xinhua
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-06/11/c_1310003061.htm
China launches four satellites with Long March-2D rocket
Source: Xinhua| 2021-06-11 18:41:35
TAIYUAN, June 11 (Xinhua) -- China sent four satellites into planned orbits from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province on Friday.
The satellites Beijing-3 (BJ-3), HISEA-2 (HS-2), Yangwang-1 (YW-1) and Tianjian (TJ) were launched by a Long March-2D rocket at 11:03 a.m. (Beijing Time).
Developed by China Spacesat Co., Ltd., the commercial remote-sensing satellite BJ-3 can provide services in the fields of resources survey, city management, environmental monitoring and disaster relief.
The HS-2 satellite will be used by Xiamen University to study the ecological environment of the near shore and shallow sea. The YW-1 satellite will be used by Shenzhen-based Origin Space Technology Co., Ltd. for asteroid resource exploration and research. The TJ satellite will be used by universities for teaching and training on in-orbit services.
This was the 373rd flight mission of the Long March rocket series, the launch center said.
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NSF article:
Chinese Chang Zheng 2D launches commercial Earth observation satellite and secondary payloads (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/06/cz2d-earth-observation-launch/), Tobias Corbett, June 11
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Image of the moon captured by the Tianjian satellite camera n°1