China Space Military：Recon, Satcom, Navi, ASAT/BMD, Orbital Vehicle, SLV, etc.

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China presses ahead with space ambitions

China announced Sunday it was sending its second space lab into orbit later this year, followed by a manned spacecraft that will dock with it.

Tiangong-2, or "Heavenly Palace-2," will be the second Chinese space lab deployed above earth in five years.

If the launch is successful, the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft will go up with two astronauts on board and try to connect with Tiangong-2 while in orbit, a statement from the office of the China Manned Space Program said.

CNN's rare access inside China's space program. 02:37
But before that, the country will test launch the Long March 7, a rocket it's developing to carry a cargo spacecraft to the Tiangong-2 in early 2017.

"Long March 7 is the newest rocket developed for our manned space program," the statement said.

"It will be the baseline model for the latest generation of our medium-sized rocket. Its launch will greatly improve China's capability in entering and returning from space."

China: The next space superpower?



A greater goal


All these experiments play into China's greater goal to build its very own space station around the year 2020.

CNN gains exclusive access to China's space city. 03:59
The Tiangong-2, and its predecessor Tiangong-1, are prototypes for a space station.

Read: Why China's space program stands out

The statement on Sunday said the space station project was moving ahead as planned.

China's first spacelab, the Tiangong-1, went into orbit in September 2011. An unmanned spacecraft successful docked with it a few weeks later, and manned spacecraft docked in 2012 and 2013.

Read: Chinese astronaut calls for cooperation

China had a lot of catching up to do when it first got into the space race.

China's rise into outer orbit01:57
It didn't send its first satellite into space until 1970 -- 11 years after the U.S. put the first man on the moon. But over the last four decades, China has pumped enormous amounts of money and resources into research and training. It sent its first astronaut into space in October 2003.

Since then, 10 more Chinese astronauts have gone into orbit.

CNN's Steven Jiang in Beijing contributed to this report
China presses ahead with space ambitions - CNN.com

I've a couple of general questions:

1. Will there be multiple variants of the CZ-7? More importantly, will there be variants capable of lofting heavier payloads (some sources state the CZ-7 family will have a max LEO payload capacity of 10-20 tons)?

2. How heavy is the TG-2 station? If it is anywhere close to the 20 tons cited in certain sources, there is no way it could be launched by the CZ-2 or CZ-3B.

 

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I've a couple of general questions:

1. Will there be multiple variants of the CZ-7? More importantly, will there be variants capable of lofting heavier payloads (some sources state the CZ-7 family will have a max LEO payload capacity of 10-20 tons)?

2. How heavy is the TG-2 station? If it is anywhere close to the 20 tons cited in certain sources, there is no way it could be launched by the CZ-2 or CZ-3B.

Tiangong-2 would be monolithic design ? It looks similar to Salyut-1 launched by Proton

 

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Tiangong-2

CZ-7 water spraying system for cooling and sound suppression. 400 tons of water would be released in about 40s.

 

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Tiangong-2

CZ-7 water spraying system for cooling and sound suppression. 400 tons of water would be released in about 40s.

Great motion

 

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Chinese Designers Busy Testing Tiangong-2 for New Space Mission
Published on Feb 29, 2016

Designers of China's second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 is busy engaging in testing the lab for a new space mission starting in the third quarter this year.

Having completed assembly of Tiangong-2, China will send the lab into space in the third quarter this year.

In the fourth quarter, the country will launch the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft with two astronauts on board to dock with Tiangong-2. Implementing space science experiments and applications, the astronauts will stay in space for 30 days, a basic international standard of medium-term stay.

"We plan to complete the medium-term stay mission in the space lab. It also involves a manned spacecraft, which will carry life necessities of the astronauts, thus capacity of Tiangong-2 were much expanded," said Zhu Congpeng, chief designer of spacelab systems for China's manned space engineering project.

Compared with Tiangong-1, Tiangong-2 carries much more new equipments that will be tested for construction of a space station in the future, Zhu said.

"We also installed a mechanical arm that will carry out automatic repair outside of the space lab," Zhu said.

Tiangong-2 is also expected to dock with a space cargo ship scheduled to be launched in the first half of next year.

During the process, China will verify key technologies including cargo transportation and on-orbit propellant resupply.

"After docking, propellant on the cargo ship will be supplied to the Tiangong-2 space lab," Zhu said.

A total of 14 experiments will be carried out in Tiangong-2, and most of relevant technologies will be used on application satellites, said Zhao Guangheng, chief designer of space application systems for China's manned space engineering project.

"Technologies of equipment including spectrograph on Tiangong-1 have been employed on meteorological and ocean remote sensing satellites," Zhao said.

China's multi-billion-dollar space program, a source of surging national pride in the country, aims to put a permanent manned space station into service around 2022.

The construction of the country's first orbiting space station will be completed by around 2020, according to the spokesperson.

The space station is expected to have three parts -- a core module attached to two labs, each weighing about 20 tons.

China launched its first space lab, Tiangong-1, in September 2011 and has conducted two dockings with the module in the following two years.

The Tiangong-1 has been in service for four years and a half and is in good working condition. It will remain in orbit for continued operation, officials said.
http://news.cctvplus.tv/NewJsp/news.j...

 

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More Details Unveiled about China's Space Plan

2016-03-01 08:41:01 CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Luo Bin

A file photo of Tiangong-2. [Photo: baidu.com]

Additional details have been unveiled by Chinese space authorities about their plans for the creation of China's own orbiting space lab.

CRI's Luo Bin has more.








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As part of the plan, the latest step will be the launch of the second space lab, the Tiangong-2, which is scheduled for the third quarter of this year.

Shortly afterward, the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft is due to carry two astronauts to dock with the lab sometime before the year is out.

The plan is to have them stay inside the new lab for 30 days, doubling the previous Chinese record for the longest manned space mission.

Nie Haisheng, chief of China's astronaut brigade, says staying in space for a longer period of time comes with a number of challenges.

"Firstly, we have to ensure the health and survival of our astronauts in orbit over the long-term. Secondly, we have to improve our monitoring and controls in our spacecraft. As we continue to build the space station, there will be a lot of equipment to move up there. This means they will have to spend more time in orbit inside the space station, as they will have to spend a lot of time setting-up and maintaining the equipment."

Nie Haisheng was in command of the Shenzhou-10 mission that completed the manned docking to the Tiangong-1 space lab in 2013.

He says the Chinese astronaut corps is also training to complete more space-walks.

"During the Shenzhou-7 mission, we conducted a space walk and accumulated some experience. But in the future, our astronauts are going to have to complete a lot of tasks during the space walks, as they will have to deal with issues such as equipment transfers, installation, repairs, maintenance and disassembling different components. We also have plans to carry out some scientific experiments outside the space capsule."

The new blueprint for the Chinese Space Station also includes the planned launch of the Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft, which is due to dock with Tiangong-2 in the first half of next year.

Wu Ping with the China Manned Space Engineering Office, says Tianzhou-1 is going to be critical to the construction of the space station.

"After we finish the testing of our new CZ-7 carrier rocket, we're going to use it to transport the Tianzhou 1 cargo spacecraft into orbit to dock with Tiangong-2. The flight will be a test of the key technology needed for the construction of the space station. It will also test our capasity to transport cargo and replenishing propellants in orbit."

Anything which hopes to remain in-orbit around our planet requires a form of propellant to keep it from slowly drifting into the atmosphere.

The full-scale construction of the Chinese space station is set to get underway in the next 4-years.

For CRI, this is Luo Bin.
More Details Unveiled about China's Space Plan

 

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Yuanzheng-2 upper stage separation test

CZ-9 heavy rocket with carrying capacity higher than SLS' under development：

中国打造重量级火箭 15年内有望实现首飞-新华网

Rocket diametre 10m
LEO 130-ton

 

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China Readies Next Human Space Mission for Launch This Year
By Leonard David, Space.com's Space Insider Columnist | March 2, 2016 07:00am ET

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Artist’s concept of the Tiangong-1 in Earth orbit.
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China is set to launch its second space laboratory – Tiangong-2 – in the third quarter of this year. That launch is to be followed by the liftoff of the piloted Shenzhou-11 spacecraft.

The state-run Xinhua news agency has reported that the fourth quarter launch of Shenzhou-11 will carry two crewmembers that will dock with the Tiangong-2. Also on tap is first use of a cargo ship – Tianzhou-1 – in the first half of 2017, also headed for a link up with Tiangong-2.

The automated Tianzhou-1 ferry ship is to be rocketed into Earth orbit via a Long March 7 booster – a first test of which is slated in June, departing from China's new Wenchang satellite launch center in south China's Hainan Province. [China's Space Station Plan in Photos]

China Readies Next Human Space Mission for Launch This Year

 

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110 Long March rockets to be launched in 5 years: scientist

Source: Xinhua | 2016-03-02 21:38:05 | Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese rocket scientist said Wednesday that 110 China-made Long March rockets will take to the skies over the next five years, as more models are developed.

Liang Xiaohong, member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee and a former head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, said the past decade witnessed a rapid increase in the number of Long March rockets launched.

From 2011 to 2015, 86 Long March rockets were launched, and from 2006 to 2010 the number was 48, Liang said before the country's political advisory body convenes its annual session.

The increasing launches within the five-year time frame showed that China's capacity in rocket design, production and management have been improved significantly, Liang said.

In addition, the next-generation Long March 5 heavy lift rocket and medium Long March 7 will debut this year, and the heavy carrier rocket system is in development, Liang said.

"Those new-generation rockets will use environmentally friendly propellant and will feature first-class space technologies," he said.

The heavy carrier rocket, which will be comparable to the U.S. Saturn V, is expected to be launched in 15 years, the thrust of which will be five times the current force.

Moreover, it is expected that by 2020 China's Mars program will have begun, thanks to the Long March 5 rockets, and advanced stages including Expedition 2 will have been developed, the scientist said.

Over 200 Long March series rockets have been launched in over four decades.

110 Long March rockets to be launched in 5 years: scientist - Xinhua | English.news.cn

 

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China Readies Next Human Space Mission for Launch This Year
By Leonard David, Space.com's Space Insider Columnist | March 2, 2016 07:00am ET

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Artist’s concept of the Tiangong-1 in Earth orbit.
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China is set to launch its second space laboratory – Tiangong-2 – in the third quarter of this year. That launch is to be followed by the liftoff of the piloted Shenzhou-11 spacecraft.

The state-run Xinhua news agency has reported that the fourth quarter launch of Shenzhou-11 will carry two crewmembers that will dock with the Tiangong-2. Also on tap is first use of a cargo ship – Tianzhou-1 – in the first half of 2017, also headed for a link up with Tiangong-2.

The automated Tianzhou-1 ferry ship is to be rocketed into Earth orbit via a Long March 7 booster – a first test of which is slated in June, departing from China's new Wenchang satellite launch center in south China's Hainan Province. [China's Space Station Plan in Photos]

China Readies Next Human Space Mission for Launch This Year

China could shorten their development if they come to Russia for cooperation.
Russia mastered this technology over 40 years ago.

 

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China working on massive rocket to take astronauts to the Moon | gbtimes.com
Andrew Jones
2016/03/03

China's next-gen Long March 7 rocket, above, will be dwarfed by the massive Long March 9 before 2030. (Photo: Huang Zengguang, Courtesy of China Aviation News)
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China has developed blueprints for what would be the world’s largest rocket, capable of taking astronauts to the Moon, a member of the country's top consultative political body has said.

Liang Xiaohong, former vice president of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), told state news agency Xinhua the super heavy lift rocket, known as Long March 9, will allow China to attempt an ambitious Mars sample return as part of its exploration plans for the Red Planet, and also to put people on the Moon.

A crewed lunar mission is an objective that China has not stated publicly, but is believed to be working towards and slowly mastering the techniques and technologies required.

Mr Liang says the Long March 9 will be nearly 10 metres in diameter, over 100 metres tall, and have a payload capacity of around 130 tonnes, rivalling the US’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

The 3,000 tonne Long March 9 is still at the very early stages of development, and expected to make its maiden flight around 2030.

Liang, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) , was speaking ahead of the opening of China’s annual parliamentary sessions in Beijing.

The sessions will see the adoption of the country's new Five Year Plan, which will include objectives for its state-run aeropsace industry.

Development of such a rocket would help secure China's position in terms of space exploration and technology, and provide capabilities for both large projects in Low Earth Orbit and interplanetary missions.

Yet despite ambitious plans, China is far from leading in this area. Nasa, which took astronauts to the Moon in the 1960s and 70s with the massive Saturn V rocket, expects to launch the first variant of its SLS rocket before the end of 2018.

SpaceX, an American commerical aerospace corporation led by Elon Musk which is shaking up the industry with its reusable rocket technology, is understood to be working on super heavy launch vehicles as part of plans to send people to Mars.

Technological challenges
Developing a super heavy lift rocket will require a number of technological breakthroughs, including improved liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen engines and the ability to manufacture much larger diameter rocket stages.

The tremendous force and stress placed on launch vehicles means that any slight defects during the complex manufacturing and welding processes could be catastrophic.

Above: A ring manufactured in Tianjin, North China, in preparation for the core stage of a Long March 9 rocket (CASC).​

Liang stressed that developing such a rocket would have a number of benefits for China in spheres outside of space industry.

He claimed making breakthroughs in required cutting-edge technologies will greatly boost Chinese infrastructure and development, bringing new materials, new technologies, new devices and new equipment.

Overall it will assist, “China’s manufacturing transformation and upgrading as well as innovation and development, and help China become a major space power and realise its goals in “Made in China 2025”, Liang said, tying the project to the stated national initiative to comprehensively upgrade Chinese industry.

New rockets in 2016
In the more immediate future, China this year will perform the inaugural launches of two next-generation rockets that will greatly increase China’s lift capacity and space capabilities.

In September the Long March 5, the country’s largest rocket, will lift off from a new launch facility on the island province of Hainan.

It will used for lofting the modules for China’s space station, with the core module set for orbiting in 2018, and to be completed by around 2022.

Before that, it will launch the Chang’e-5 mission to return samples from the Moon in 2017.

The Long March 7 will launch for the first time in June, and will eventually become the workhorse launch vehicle for China’s space program, replacing and greatly improving on the Long March 3B rocket.

Both the Long March 5 and 7 are cryogenic liquid oxygen/kerosene and liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen fuelled rockets, and will eventually replace the current Long March 2-4 rocket families, which use highly toxic hydrazine fuel.

Professor Huang Jun at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics says the rockets mark a technological breakthrough for the country, claiming they will improve reliability and launch preparation time and reduce launch costs.

110 Long Marches through 2020
CALT, which is developing the Long March 9, is a subsidiary to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the main contractor for the Chinese space program.

Over China’s 13th Five Year Plan, set to be formally adopted by China's National People’s Congress, the country's top legislative body, this month.

The 13th Five Year Plan will run from 2016-2020, during which time CASC will be involved in the launch of 110 Long March rockets and the related missions.

China launched 200 Long March rockets between April 1970 and December 2014, and now rapidly increasing its launch rate.

 

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Any further information regarding the second version (and if so, are the sources credible)?

 

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Mars probe to be launched in 2020
By WANG XIAODONG/XIN DINGDING (China Daily)
Updated: 2016-03-05 07:37:16​

China is planning to launch a Mars probe in the year 2020 to carry out an independent exploration of the Red Planet after a joint mission with Russia failed in 2011, said Ye Peijian, a top space scientist and national political adviser.

The probe is expected to reach Mars in 2021 after a flight of seven to ten months, he said on Friday during the annual session of the national political advisory body in Beijing.

"Consensus has been reached among policymakers and leading scientists," he said.

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, the main contractor of China's space missions, said on Friday that the Mars exploration is among the 10 major orders that Long March 5, the country's next-generation heavy lift rocket, has received so far.

Other orders include the Chang'e-5 lunar probe mission that is expected to bring back soil from the moon around 2017, and the much-anticipated space station's core module that will be launched around 2020. The launch vehicle is slated to make a maiden flight later this year.

The size and structure of the Mars probe will be similar to Chang'e-3, China's first lunar lander that was launched in 2013, though there are many differences, he said.

At present, scientists have started making technological preparations for communications between the probe and Earth, possible landing and roving on the Mars, and how to deal with the planet's extreme environment, he said.

"There are many challenges in front of us ... but I think it is likely we will send the probe to Mars given our all-out efforts, the know-how we gained from past missions and everybody's support," he said.

China's previous effort to explore Mars in cooperation with Russia in 2011 failed after the Russian launch vehicle carrying Yinghuo-1, China's first Mars probe, crashed into the Pacific Ocean.

But Chinese scientists have not given up on the dream to explore deep space.

Scientists such as Ye have been promoting an independent exploration program for the past few years.

So far, only the United States, the former Soviet Union, the European Space Agency and India have successfully carried out Mars exploration missions.

Ye, who is also the chief scientist of the Chang'e-3 program, said that China has not yet approved the plan to send astronauts to the moon.

 

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and, do you get who is this?

In most case, identification is based on a good enough database containing the unique properties of the objects.

come back to your case,

We don't know who they are, at least we can get below information: 1) They are human 2)They are civilians

These two information are enough for a military action to avoid from.

Do you know who is he in the right side ?
Let's answer and you find how naive you are to post a silhouette image of look a like a Mike ( Jackson ) and say it's Mike.